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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

resin, rosin go
any of a class of solid or semisolid viscous substances obtained either as exudations from certain plants or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules

natural resin
a plant exudate

noun.substance

17 Subcategories

sandarac, sandarach go
a brittle and faintly aromatic translucent resin used in varnishes
guaiacum go
medicinal resin from the lignum vitae tree
storax go
a vanilla-scented resin from various trees of the genus Styrax
scammony go
resin from the root of Convolvulus scammonia
acaroid resin, accaroid resin, accroides, accroides resin, accroides gum, gum accroides go
an alcohol-soluble resin from Australian trees
anime, gum anime go
any of various resins or oleoresins
asafetida, asafoetida go
the brownish gum resin of various plants
camphor go
a resin obtained from the camphor tree
cannabin, cannabis resin go
a resin obtained from the hemp plant
amber go
a hard yellowish to brownish translucent fossil resin
copal go
a brittle aromatic resin used in varnishes
dammar, gum dammar, damar, dammar resin go
any of various hard resins from trees of the family Dipterocarpaceae and of the genus Agathis
colophony go
translucent brittle substance produced from pine oleoresin
mastic go
an aromatic exudate from the mastic tree
oleoresin go
a naturally occurring mixture of a resin and an essential oil
gum resin go
a mixture of resin and gum
wood tar go
any tar obtained by the destructive distillation of wood