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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

physical entity go
an entity that has physical existence

matter go
that which has mass and occupies space

substance go
the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists

body substance
the substance of the body

noun.body

7 Subcategories

solid body substance go
the solid parts of the body
humor, humour, liquid body substance, bodily fluid, body fluid go
the liquid parts of the body
chromatin, chromatin granule go
the readily stainable substance of a cell nucleus consisting of DNA and RNA and various proteins
achromatin go
the part of a cell nucleus that is relatively uncolored by stains or dyes
linin go
an obsolete term for the network of viscous material in the cell nucleus on which the chromatin granules were thought to be suspended
matrix, ground substance, intercellular substance go
the body substance in which tissue cells are embedded
humor, humour go
(Middle Ages) one of the four fluids in the body whose balance was believed to determine your emotional and physical state