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10 Language-to-English DictionariesForeign Substance
/ˈfɔːr.ɪn ˈsʌb.stəns/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Any material or matter that is not native to a particular environment or system.
"The lab detected a foreign substance in the water sample." - 2
A chemical or material introduced into a system that is not typically found there.
"The investigation revealed that the foreign substance was responsible for the contamination."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'foreign' originates from the Latin 'foris', meaning 'outside', and has evolved through Middle English to denote something that is not native or belonging to a particular place. 'Substance' comes from the Latin 'substantia', meaning 'being, essence', which has been used in English since the 14th century to refer to the material or essential nature of something.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Foreign Substance" is said worldwide
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Substance étrangère
Transliteration: substance étrangère
"Le laboratoire a détecté une substance étrangère dans l'échantillon d'eau."
Fremdsubstanz
Transliteration: fremdsubstanz
"Das Labor hat eine Fremdsubstanz in der Wasserprobe gefunden."
Sostanza estranea
Transliteration: sostanza estranea
"Il laboratorio ha rilevato una sostanza estranea nel campione d'acqua."
Sustancia extranjera
Transliteration: sustancia extranjera
"El laboratorio detectó una sustancia extranjera en la muestra de agua."
Substância estrangeira
Transliteration: substância estrangeira
"O laboratório detectou uma substância estrangeira na amostra de água."
विदेशी पदार्थ
Transliteration: videshi padarth
"प्रयोगशाला ने पानी के नमूने में विदेशी पदार्थ का पता लगाया।"
外来物质
Transliteration: wàilái wùzhì
"实验室在水样中检测到外来物质。"
외래 물질
Transliteration: oelae muljil
"실험실에서 수돗물 샘플에서 외래 물질을 발견했습니다."
外来物質
Transliteration: gairai busshitsu
"実験室は水のサンプルに外来物質を検出しました。"
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