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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessubstance
Pronunciation / Transliteration: substance
"Cette substance est toxique en cas d'ingestion."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A particular kind of matter with uniform properties.
"Water is a clear liquid substance." - 2
The real or essential part of anything; the core or basis.
"There is no substance to his allegations."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin substantia, from substare 'stand firm, be present', from sub- 'from below' + stare 'to stand'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "substance" is said worldwide
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substance
Transliteration: substance
"Cette substance est toxique en cas d'ingestion."
Substanz
Transliteration: Substanz
"Die Chemikalie ist eine gefährliche Substanz."
sostanza
Transliteration: sostanza
"L'acqua è una sostanza fondamentale per la vita."
sustancia
Transliteration: sustancia
"El laboratorio analiza la sustancia desconocida."
substância
Transliteration: substância
"Precisamos identificar esta substância química."
पदार्थ
Transliteration: padarth
"यह एक खतरनाक पदार्थ है।"
物质
Transliteration: wùzhì
"这种物质溶于水。"
물질
Transliteration: mulljil
"그것은 유해한 물질입니다."
物質
Transliteration: busshitsu
"この物質は水に溶けやすい。"
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