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substance
the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists
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language unit, linguistic unit
one of the natural units into which linguistic messages can be analyzed
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item, point
a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list
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butt
the part of a plant from which the roots spring or the part of a stalk or trunk nearest the roots
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base, basis
the most important or necessary part of something
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detail, item, particular
a small part that can be considered separately from the whole
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unit
an individual or group or structure or other entity regarded as a structural or functional constituent of a whole
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member
anything that belongs to a set or class
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balance, remainder, residual, residue, residuum, rest
something left after other parts have been taken away
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subpart
a part of a part
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dregs
the most worthless or undesirable part of something
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body substance
the substance of the body
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living substance, protoplasm
the substance of a living cell (including cytoplasm and nucleus)
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discourse
extended verbal expression in speech or writing
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word
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
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syllable
a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme
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lexeme
a minimal unit (as a word or stem) in the lexicon of a language; `go' and `went' and `gone' and `going' are all members of the English lexeme `go'
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morpheme
minimal meaningful language unit; it cannot be divided into smaller meaningful units
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formative
minimal language unit that has a syntactic (or morphological) function
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name
a language unit by which a person or thing is known
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agenda item
one of the items to be considered
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incidental
an item that is incidental
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inventory item
an item listed in an inventory
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line item
an item in an appropriation bill
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news item
an item in a newspaper
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place, position
an item on a list or in a sequence
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collocation
a grouping of words in a sentence
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phone, sound, speech sound
(phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
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sign
a fundamental linguistic unit linking a signifier to that which is signified
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high spot, highlight
the most interesting or memorable part
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dregs, leftover, remnant
a small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists
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chemistry
the chemical composition and properties of a substance or object
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material, stuff
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
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phlogiston
a hypothetical substance once believed to be present in all combustible materials and to be released during burning
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mixture
(chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding)
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atom
(physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
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chemical element, element
any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter
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activator
(biology) any agency bringing about activation; a molecule that increases the activity of an enzyme or a protein that increases the production of a gene product in DNA transcription
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substrate
the substance that is acted upon by an enzyme or ferment
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element
one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe
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medium
an intervening substance through which something is achieved
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medium
(biology) a substance in which specimens are preserved or displayed
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fluid
a substance that is fluid at room temperature and pressure
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volatile
a volatile substance; a substance that changes readily from solid or liquid to a vapor
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essence
any substance possessing to a high degree the predominant properties of a plant or drug or other natural product from which it is extracted
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accent
a detail or feature that adds visual emphasis to or contrasts with its surroundings