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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

fiber, fibre go
a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn

strand, filament, fibril
a very slender natural or synthetic fiber

noun.substance

7 Subcategories

barb go
one of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather
cobweb, gossamer go
filaments from a web that was spun by a spider
chromatid go
one of two identical strands into which a chromosome splits during mitosis
myofibril, myofibrilla, sarcostyle go
one of many contractile filaments that make up a striated muscle fiber
rhizoid go
any of various slender filaments that function as roots in mosses and ferns and fungi etc
hypha go
any of the threadlike filaments forming the mycelium of a fungus
paraphysis go
a sterile simple or branched filament or hair borne among sporangia