Definition of matter

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Matter (n.) That which is permanent, or is supposed to be given, and in or upon which changes are effected by psychological or physical processes and relations; -- opposed to form..

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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..
Leucin :: Leucin (n.) A white, crystalline, nitrogenous substance formed in the decomposition of albuminous matter by pancreatic digestion, by the action of boiling dilute sulphuric acid, and by putrefaction. It is also found as a constituent of various tissues and organs, as the spleen, pancreas, etc., and likewise in the vegetable kingdom. Chemically it is to be considered as amido-caproic acid..
Seborrhea :: Seborrhea (n.) A morbidly increased discharge of sebaceous matter upon the skin; stearrhea.
Sciolist :: Sciolist (n.) One who knows many things superficially; a pretender to science; a smatterer.
Protractor :: Protractor (n.) An instrument formerly used in extracting foreign or offensive matter from a wound.
Error :: Error (n.) A mistake in the proceedings of a court of record in matters of law or of fact.
Geode :: Geode (n.) A nodule of stone, containing a cavity, lined with crystals or mineral matter..
Vacuist :: Vacuist (n.) One who holds the doctrine that the space between the bodies of the universe, or the molecules and atoms of matter., is a vacuum; -- opposed to plenist..
Carthamin :: Carthamin (n.) A red coloring matter obtained from the safflower, or Carthamus tinctorius..
Ridicule :: Ridicule (n.) An object of sport or laughter; a laughingstock; a laughing matter.
Pyocyanin :: Pyocyanin (n.) A blue coloring matter found in the pus from old sores, supposed to be formed through the agency of a species of bacterium (Bacillus pyocyaneus)..
Atheroma :: Atheroma (n.) An encysted tumor containing curdy matter.
Mechanical :: Mechanical (a.) Pertaining to, governed by, or in accordance with, mechanics, or the laws of motion; pertaining to the quantitative relations of force and matter, as distinguished from mental, vital, chemical, etc.; as, mechanical principles; a mechanical theory; mechanical deposits..
Water :: Water (v. i.) To shed, secrete, or fill with, water or liquid matter; as, his eyes began to water..
Spawn :: Spawn (v. t.) The white fibrous matter forming the matrix from which fungi.
Boncilate :: Boncilate (n.) A substance composed of ground bone, mineral matters, etc., hardened by pressure, and used for making billiard balls, boxes, etc..
Expiration :: Expiration (n.) Emission of volatile matter; exhalation.
Hylotheism :: Hylotheism (n.) The doctrine of belief that matter is God, or that there is no God except matter and the universe; pantheism. See Materialism..
Superficiality :: Superficialist (n.) One who attends to anything superficially; a superficial or shallow person; a sciolist; a smatterer.
Work :: Work (n.) The matter on which one is at work; that upon which one spends labor; material for working upon; subject of exertion; the thing occupying one; business; duty; as, to take up one's work; to drop one's work..
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