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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
(nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything

noun.substance

5 Subcategories

grain go
a relatively small granular particle of a substance
grinding go
material resulting from the process of grinding
chylomicron go
a microscopic particle of triglycerides produced in the intestines during digestion
flyspeck go
a tiny dark speck made by the excrement of a fly
identification particle go
a tiny particle of material that can be added to a product to indicate the source of manufacture