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substance

What a thing is made of; the essential or most important part of anything. Everything is made of substances. has water, sugar, fat and other substances in it.

substance

the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists DNA is the substance of our genes (= gist, heart, heart and soul, nub) the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience the gist of the prosecutor's argument the heart and soul of the Republican Party the nub of the story (= meaning) the idea that is intended What is the meaning of this proverb? a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties shigella is one of the most toxic substances known to man material of a particular kind or constitution the immune response recognizes invading substances (= means) considerable capital (wealth or income) he is a man of means (= message) what a communication that is about something is about

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Simple sentences

Mary tried to poison Tom with an unknown substance.
Salt is a useful substance.
The substance is light enough to float on the water.
The substance must be treated with acid.
Carbon monoxide is a poisonous substance formed by the incomplete combustion of carbon compounds.
When you swallow a dangerous substance, what you need to do depends on what you swallowed.
If you swallow a dangerous substance, it depends on the substance which measures need to be taken.
The substance can also destroy plants.
Prostaglandins are a substance which protect the lining of the digestive system.
The philosopher's stone was a legendary substance capable of turning base metals into gold.
This substance is not poisonous in itself.
This substance is in liquid state.
This substance is in gaseous state.
This substance is in solid state.
Homeopathic remedies contain nothing but water since the original substance has been diluted to the point where not a single molecule remains.
This substance is undergoing a transition from a gaseous to a liquid state.

Movie subtitles

Noise without sound, shape without substance.
But thou hast no substance.
Nor the spirit of man, a material substance that can be viewed under a microscope.
The warrant charges you for that on May 6,1946, you did willfully administer or cause to be administered some poisonous substance to one Richard Patrick Irving Paradine and did murder him.
Mrs Holland, will you tell Their Lordships in your own words the substance of the conversation you had with your husband the evening before his death?
Seems to be a sort of chitinous substance.
Yes, that delightful crimson mixture I take before meals and those strange little powders after meals and that chalky-looking substance before I go to bed - a nightcap I can hardly wait for.
By the apostle Paul, shadows tonight. have struck more terror to the soul of Richard. than can the substance of 10,000 soldiers. armed in proof and led by shallow Richmond.
Now remember, these Trojan walls are our strength and our substance.
People of quality and substance.
It is made of a substance that cannot be found here on Earth.
No foreign substance until we come to the calf.
Free me from my substance. Cut away my tongue.
I feel I'm on the right track but I still can't grasp the real substance of this being.
This contains a sample of a substance that Walton burned.
A soft, resin-like substance which doesn't really bother while breathing and is applied, and thus a lifelike mask is created.
Soon the substance congeals.
A small dart apparently made with some soluble substance.
I've heard that they know of a substance. which when it touches a spark. disappears in a blinding flash of light.
He assured me that I'll be a man of substance.
A man of substance without substance.
It contains no substance known on the Earth today, no element recognizable by man.
Its substance unknown, its secrets unexplored, the meteor lies dormant in the night, waiting.
Free me from my substance.
Mr. Wilson, I'm in the gravel business, and your land contains valuable deposits of that substance.
There is another substance that must be mixed with it to make one young.
Now, she also mentioned another substance which, when mixed with this, will actually make old people young again.
I can arrange for you, your family and your leaders, of course. to be smuggled out of Italy and transported to an eastern country. where men of substance like you are welcome and appreciated.
They are covered with a substance that irritates your skin, the same one that makes it glow at night.
A luminous substance. Clearly visible at night.
Cynthia feels she is still alive, as a rival and her subconscious mind gives substance to this doubt.
You have drunk my body and my substance!

News and current affairs

Sarkozy's message is that Chirac and Villepin were right in substance to oppose America's military adventure in Iraq, but that their style was disastrously wrong.
Royal openly claims Mitterand's legacy as she searches for legitimacy, while Sarkozy's rejection of Chirac's legacy has more to do with form than substance.
The company denied that there was any substance to these allegations.
A transmitter-like substance, with such powerful effects, must affect those circuits.
That is why it is a controlled substance.
His moderate reputation is more a matter of style than substance, but it goes a long way outside Croatia.
Whether China will prove to be a paper dragon of little military substance or a crouching tiger with sharp claws remains unresolved.
It advocates soft power, but focuses only on the substance and not enough on the process.
Obviously the role of Estonia in deciding the position of the EU representative at G8 meeting would be small, but, again, its participation would be a matter of symbols more than substance.
Yet there is little substance to British Europhobia: nothing fundamental separates the United Kingdom from the rest of the continent.
But as long as that remains a lofty idea without political substance, our leaders will feel that they must give some degree of priority to the interests of their own citizens.
In terms of substance - which the German Constitutional Court explicitly and intentionally avoids - the case for OMT has always been about preventing a liquidity crisis from morphing into a solvency problem, especially on the eurozone's periphery.
In short, it is beginning to look as though any success in the current round of trade talks will be based on agreements without substance.
One would prefer to see Mexico's presidential candidates offer platforms with ideas and proposals that respond to the challenges facing the country, but this substance deficit occurs everywhere now, almost all the time.
Yet those messages are often more spin than substance.
With Merkel, the substance of Germany's foreign policy will change little, but the assertive style will be muted.
The idea of collaboration only in areas of interest to China while neglecting issues of substance to India is untenable, even in the short term.
Years of neglect could not possibly be erased by a trip long in photo opportunities and short in substance.
Although it remains wary of international intervention by the EU, the substance and pattern of ESDP operations are likely to win China's respect for several reasons.
Rajoy was roundly rebuked for the form of his announcement, but its substance was proven right: Spain's adjustment program is now being made more lenient.
But, so far, none of this has occurred, largely because nicotine is viewed as a highly addictive and toxic substance, with even smokers hesitating to try NRT or PNV for this reason.
We need to re-consider how we define our democracies, which appear to be mere formalities with little real substance.
Such a federal state can be justified by claiming that the moral substance of traditional nation states has been deeply compromised by past belligerence, or as a practical preventive measure to keep the potential of new nationalist passions in check.
Still, French-British cooperation if it does take on real substance could be an inspiration to others, though the challenges to making the agreement viable are formidable.

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