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substance
noun
a
particular
type
of
matter
with
uniform
properties
•
The
customs
officer
opened
the
suitcase
and
found
a
white
powdery
substance
inside
.
The
customs
officer
opened
the
suitcase
and
found
a
white
powdery
substance
inside
.
•
Ice
is
simply
the
solid
form
of
the
same
substance
we
drink
as
water
.
Ice
is
simply
the
solid
form
of
the
same
substance
we
drink
as
water
.
From
Middle
English
"
substaunce
",
from
Old
French
,
from
Latin
"
substantia
"
meaning
"
being
,
essence
,
material
".
noun
-
substance
the
quality
of
being
meaningful
,
important
,
or
having
real
value
•
The
governor
’
s
speech
was
long
,
but
it
lacked
substance
and
failed
to
answer
any
real
questions
.
The
governor
’
s
speech
was
long
,
but
it
lacked
substance
and
failed
to
answer
any
real
questions
.
•
Readers
appreciate
articles
with
real
substance
instead
of
shallow
gossip
.
Readers
appreciate
articles
with
real
substance
instead
of
shallow
gossip
.
Evolved
figurative
sense
from
the
original
meaning
of
material
essence
;
recorded
in
English
since
the
14th
century
.
noun
-
substance
a
drug
,
especially
one
that
is
illegal
or
can
be
abused
•
The
clinic
helps
people
who
struggle
with
substance
addiction
.
The
clinic
helps
people
who
struggle
with
substance
addiction
.
•
Police
seized
the
illegal
substance
hidden
in
the
truck
.
Police
seized
the
illegal
substance
hidden
in
the
truck
.
Modern
sense
arose
in
the
20th
century
as
a
neutral
technical
term
in
medicine
and
law
for
drugs
and
chemicals
.
