substance
any composed matter whose origin is either biological, chemical, or mineral
carcinogen
substance, radionuclide, or radiation directly involved in causing cancer
additive
substances mixed in small quantities with another product to modify its chemical or physical state
fuller's earth
clay material
Dispersive medium
medium in which waves of different frequencies travel at different velocities
carrier
substance, that accelerates or enables the transport of substances
aerosol
colloid of fine solid particles or liquid droplets, in air or another gas
adipocere
grave or mortuary wax
mineral resource
natural resources (including non-mineral substances) with economic value deposited in the Earth's crust
Black liquor
By-product from the Kraft process for making paper pulp
cytoplasmic inclusion
diverse intracellular non-living substances
herbal tonic
used to help restore, tone and invigorate systems in the body or to promote general health and well-being
paste
substance that behaves as a solid until a sufficiently large load or stress is applied, at which point it flows like a fluid
organic matter
matter composed of organic compounds
Star jelly
gelatinous substance sometimes found on the ground
fiber
natural or synthetic substance that is significantly longer than it is wide
chemical substance
matter of constant composition best characterized by the entities (molecules, formula units, atoms) it is composed of and characterized by physical properties like density
material
substance that can occur in different amounts, all with some similar [mixture of some] characteristics, and with which objects can be made
corium
lava-like material created in the core of a nuclear reactor during a meltdown accident
electron acceptor
chemical element or compound that accepts one or several electrons transferred to it from another element or compound
extract
substance made by extracting a part of a raw material
coating
any adherent layer that covers a surface
contaminant
harmful impurity
fluid
substance which continuously deforms under an applied shear stress, including liquids and gases
ambergris
substance produced in the digestive system of sperm whales
mineral
naturally occurring usually inorganic substance that has a (more or less) definite chemical composition and a crystal structure