Definition of matter

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Matter (n.) That of which anything is composed; constituent substance; material; the material or substantial part of anything; the constituent elements of conception; that into which a notion may be analyzed; the essence; the pith; the embodiment.

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Purulent :: Purulent (a.) Consisting of pus, or matter; partaking of the nature of pus; attended with suppuration; as, purulent inflammation..
Reset :: Reset (n.) That which is reset; matter set up again.
Introduction :: Introduction (n.) That part of a book or discourse which introduces or leads the way to the main subject, or part; preliminary; matter; preface; proem; exordium..
Macerater :: Macerater (n.) One who, or that which, macerates; an apparatus for converting paper or fibrous matter into pulp..
Crossbill :: Crossbill () A bill brought by a defendant, in an equity or chancery suit, against the plaintiff, respecting the matter in question in that suit..
Chlorophyll :: Chlorophyll (n.) Literally, leaf green; a green granular matter formed in the cells of the leaves (and other parts exposed to light) of plants, to which they owe their green color, and through which all ordinary assimilation of plant food takes place. Similar chlorophyll granules have been found in the tissues of the lower animals..
Mode :: Mode (n.) Any combination of qualities or relations, considered apart from the substance to which they belong, and treated as entities; more generally, condition, or state of being; manner or form of arrangement or manifestation; form, as opposed to matter..
Scum :: Scum (v.) The extraneous matter or impurities which rise to the surface of liquids in boiling or fermentation, or which form on the surface by other means; also, the scoria of metals in a molten state; dross..
Chromosphere :: Chromosphere (n.) An atmosphere of rare matter, composed principally of incandescent hydrogen gas, surrounding the sun and enveloping the photosphere. Portions of the chromosphere are here and there thrown up into enormous tongues of flame..
Spittly :: Spittle (n.) The thick, moist matter which is secreted by the salivary glands; saliva; spit..
Lawyer :: Lawyer (n.) One versed in the laws, or a practitioner of law; one whose profession is to conduct lawsuits for clients, or to advise as to prosecution or defence of lawsuits, or as to legal rights and obligations in other matters. It is a general term, comprehending attorneys, counselors, solicitors, barristers, sergeants, and advocates..
Refine :: Refine (v. i.) To become pure; to be cleared of feculent matter.
Excrement :: Excrement (n.) Matter excreted and ejected; that which is excreted or cast out of the animal body by any of the natural emunctories; especially, alvine, discharges; dung; ordure..
Lipochrin :: Lipochrin (n.) A yellow coloring matter, soluble in ether, contained in the small round fat drops in the retinal epithelium cells. It is best obtained from the eyes of frogs..
Redactor :: Redactor (n.) One who redacts; one who prepares matter for publication; an editor.
Intervene :: Intervene (v. i.) In a suit to which one has not been made a party, to put forward a defense of one's interest in the subject matter..
Literal :: Literal (a.) Giving a strict or literal construction; unimaginative; matter-of fast; -- applied to persons.
Fibrin :: Fibrin (n.) The white, albuminous mass remaining after washing lean beef or other meat with water until all coloring matter is removed; the fibrous portion of the muscle tissue; flesh fibrin..
Cesspool :: Cesspool (n.) A cistern in the course, or the termination, of a drain, to collect sedimentary or superfluous matter; a privy vault; any receptacle of filth..
Finding :: Finding (n.) The result of a judicial examination or inquiry, especially into some matter of fact; a verdict; as, the finding of a jury..
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