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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

chemical, chemical substance go
material produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules

compound, chemical compound go
(chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight

organic compound go
any compound of carbon and another element or a radical

ester go
formed by reaction between an acid and an alcohol with elimination of water

glyceryl ester
an ester of glycerol

noun.substance

11 Subcategories

butyrin go
any of three glycerides of butyric acid
glyceride, acylglycerol go
an ester of glycerol and fatty acids that occurs naturally as fats and fatty oils
glycerin jelly go
a mixture of glycerin and gelatin that is used in histology for mounting specimens
glycerite, glycerole go
a medicine made by mixing a substance in glycerin
glycerogelatin, glycerogel go
a medicated skin preparation made from glycerin and glycerinated gelatin
palmitin go
an ester of glycerol and palmitic acid
stearin go
an ester of glycerol and stearic acid
margarin, glycerol trimargarate go
a glyceryl ester of margaric acid
triolein, olein go
a naturally occurring glyceride of oleic acid that is found in fats and oils
tripalmitin, glycerol tripalmitate go
a triglyceride of palmitic acid
tristearin, glycerol tristearate go
a triglyceride of stearic acid