Definition of matter

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Matter (n.) Substance excreted from living animal bodies; that which is thrown out or discharged in a tumor, boil, or abscess; pus; purulent substance..

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Mire :: Mire (v. t.) To soil with mud or foul matter.
Sanious :: Sanious (a.) Pertaining to sanies, or partaking of its nature and appearance; thin and serous, with a slight bloody tinge; as, the sanious matter of an ulcer..
Froth :: Froth (n.) Light, unsubstantial matter..
Breadroot :: Breadroot (n.) The root of a leguminous plant (Psoralea esculenta), found near the Rocky Mountains. It is usually oval in form, and abounds in farinaceous matter, affording sweet and palatable food..
Dispatch :: Dispatch (v. i.) To make haste; to conclude an affair; to finish a matter of business.
Fecula :: Fecula (n.) Any pulverulent matter obtained from plants by simply breaking down the texture, washing with water, and subsidence..
Chyluria :: Chyluria (n.) A morbid condition in which the urine contains chyle or fatty matter, giving it a milky appearance..
Live :: Live (v. i.) To be alive; to have life; to have, as an animal or a plant, the capacity of assimilating matter as food, and to be dependent on such assimilation for a continuance of existence; as, animals and plants that live to a great age are long in reaching maturity..
Draff :: Draff (n.) Refuse; lees; dregs; the wash given to swine or cows; hogwash; waste matter.
Bear :: Bear (v. i.) To take effect; to have influence or force; as, to bring matters to bear..
Abiogenesis :: Abiogenesis (n.) The supposed origination of living organisms from lifeless matter; such genesis as does not involve the action of living parents; spontaneous generation; -- called also abiogeny, and opposed to biogenesis..
Gist :: Gist (n.) The main point, as of a question; the point on which an action rests; the pith of a matter; as, the gist of a question..
Cruor :: Cruor (n.) The coloring matter of the blood; the clotted portion of coagulated blood, containing the coloring matter; gore..
Neuridin :: Neuridin (n.) a nontoxic base, C5H14N2, found in the putrescent matters of flesh, fish, decaying cheese, etc..
Conference :: Conference (n.) A stated meeting of preachers and others, invested with authority to take cognizance of ecclesiastical matters..
Form :: Form (n.) Show without substance; empty, outside appearance; vain, trivial, or conventional ceremony; conventionality; formality; as, a matter of mere form..
Vomitive :: Vomitive (a.) Causing the ejection of matter from the stomach; emetic.
Efflux :: Efflux (n.) The act or process of flowing out, or issuing forth; effusion; outflow; as, the efflux of matter from an ulcer; the efflux of men's piety..
Fuliginosity :: Fuliginosity (n.) The condition or quality of being fuliginous; sootiness; matter deposited by smoke.
Spirit :: Spirit (n.) Life, or living substance, considered independently of corporeal existence; an intelligence conceived of apart from any physical organization or embodiment; vital essence, force, or energy, as distinct from matter..
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