Other Words for Substance

Substance Adjective Synonyms
material, matter, stuff, fabric, composition, make-up
She couldn't recognize the substance in the bottle. The comet's substance is mainly ice and dirt.

Substance Noun Synonyms
means, wealth, property, possessions, riches, resources, affluence, assets
John Culver was a citizen of some substance in this town.

reality, corporeality, solidity, actuality, concreteness
You must learn to deal with the substance, not the shadows.

meaning, import, significance, purport, signification, point
Our visit to San Francisco gave substance to all we had read about it.

Substance Verb Synonyms
essence, pith, heart, core, gist, burden, theme, meat, kernel, nub, crux, sum total, sum and substance, point, gravamen, haecceity, quintessence, quiddity
Explain, in 500 or fewer words, the substance of Hegel's dispute with Kant.

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Substance-Specific Applied Research

Health / Disease / Substance-Specific Applied Research: A program of research designed to fill important data needs for specific hazardous substances identified in ATSDR's toxicological profiles. Filling these data needs would allow more accurate assessmen MORE

Substance Abuse

Business / Human Resources (HR) / Substance Abuse: Defined as a destructive pattern of substance (i.e., narcotics or alcohol) use leading to clinically significant social, occupational or medical impairment. MORE

Hazardous Substance Release And Health Effects Database (Hazdat)

Health / Disease / Hazardous Substance Release And Health Effects Database (Hazdat): The scientific and administrative database system developed by ATSDR to manage data collection, retrieval, and analysis of site-specific information on hazardous substances, community health concerns, MORE

Pure Substance

Science / Chemistry / Pure Substance: A sample of matter that cannot be separated into simpler components without chemical change. Physical changes can alter the state of matter but not the chemical identity of a pure substance. Pure subs MORE

Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)

Business / Agriculture / Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA): P.L. 94-469 (October 11, 1976) authorizes the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate toxic substances (any chemical that may present a risk of unreasonable harm to man or the environment). By def MORE

Toxic Substance Control Act

Business / Real Estate / Toxic Substance Control Act: Enacted by Congress in 1976, the act authorizes EPA to secure information on all new and existing chemical substances and to control any of these substances determined to cause an unreasonable risk to MORE