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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

base, nucleotide
a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside

noun.substance

10 Subcategories

base pair go
one of the pairs of chemical bases joined by hydrogen bonds that connect the complementary strands of a DNA molecule or of an RNA molecule that has two strands
adenosine monophosphate, AMP, adenylic acid go
a nucleotide found in muscle cells and important in metabolism
ADP, adenosine diphosphate go
an ester of adenosine that is converted to ATP for energy storage
adenosine triphosphate, ATP go
a nucleotide derived from adenosine that occurs in muscle tissue
A, deoxyadenosine monophosphate go
one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA
C, deoxycytidine monophosphate go
one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA
G, deoxyguanosine monophosphate go
one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA
T, deoxythymidine monophosphate go
one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA
muton go
the smallest unit of DNA where a mutation can occur
U, uracil go
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine