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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

material, stuff go
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object

speck, corpuscle, particle, atom, molecule, mote go
(nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything

grain go
a relatively small granular particle of a substance

granule
a tiny grain

noun.object

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microsome go
a tiny granule in the cytoplasm that is where protein synthesis takes place under the direction of mRNA
chondrule go
small granule (of e.g. chrysolite) found in some meteoric rocks
plastid go
any of various small particles in the cytoplasm of the cells of plants and some animals containing pigments or starch or oil or protein