Definition of matter

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Matter (v. i.) To form pus or matter, as an abscess; to maturate..

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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..
Parathesis :: Parathesis (n.) A parenthetical notice, usually of matter to be afterward expanded..
Fasciola :: Fasciola (n.) A band of gray matter bordering the fimbria in the brain; the dentate convolution.
Chaos :: Chaos (n.) The confused, unorganized condition or mass of matter before the creation of distinct and orderly forms..
Upbraid :: Upbraid (v. t.) To object or urge as a matter of reproach; to cast up; -- with to before the person.
Melicerous :: Melicerous (a.) Consisting of or containing matter like honey; -- said of certain encysted tumors.
Liturgiology :: Liturgiology (n.) The science treating of liturgical matters; a treatise on, or description of, liturgies..
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..
Thaw :: Thaw (n.) The melting of ice, snow, or other congealed matter; the resolution of ice, or the like, into the state of a fluid; liquefaction by heat of anything congealed by frost; also, a warmth of weather sufficient to melt that which is congealed..
Sweat :: Sweat (v. i.) The fluid which is excreted from the skin of an animal; the fluid secreted by the sudoriferous glands; a transparent, colorless, acid liquid with a peculiar odor, containing some fatty acids and mineral matter; perspiration. See Perspiration..
Extraneous :: Extraneous (a.) Not belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing; without or beyond a thing; not essential or intrinsic; foreign; as, to separate gold from extraneous matter..
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..
Subsizar :: Subsistent (a.) Inherent; as, qualities subsistent in matter..
Laically :: Laically (adv.) As a layman; after the manner of a layman; as, to treat a matter laically..
Embarrass :: Embarrass (v. t.) To involve in difficulties concerning money matters; to incumber with debt; to beset with urgent claims or demands; -- said of a person or his affairs; as, a man or his business is embarrassed when he can not meet his pecuniary engagements..
Committee :: Committee (n.) One or more persons elected or appointed, to whom any matter or business is referred, either by a legislative body, or by a court, or by any collective body of men acting together..
Cruorin :: Cruorin (n.) The coloring matter of the blood in the living animal; haemoglobin.
Depurate :: Depurate (v. t.) To free from impurities, heterogeneous matter, or feculence; to purify; to cleanse..
Atheroma :: Atheroma (n.) An encysted tumor containing curdy matter.
Mandarining :: Mandarining (n.) The process of giving an orange color to goods formed of animal tissue, as silk or wool, not by coloring matter, but by producing a certain change in the fiber by the action of dilute nitric acid..
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