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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

polymer
a naturally occurring or synthetic compound consisting of large molecules made up of a linked series of repeated simple monomers

noun.substance

9 Subcategories

deoxyribonucleic acid, desoxyribonucleic acid, DNA go
(biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix
ribonucleic acid, RNA go
(biochemistry) a long linear polymer of nucleotides found in the nucleus but mainly in the cytoplasm of a cell where it is associated with microsomes
synthetic resin go
a resin having a polymeric structure
copolymer go
a polymer consisting of two or more different monomers
polyurethane, polyurethan go
any of various polymers containing the urethane radical
lignin go
a complex polymer
polyamide, polymeric amide go
a polymer containing repeated amide groups
silicone, silicone polymer go
any of a large class of siloxanes that are unusually stable over a wide range of temperatures
trimer go
a polymer (or a molecule of a polymer) consisting of three identical monomers