material; stuff




the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object

"coal is a hard black material"; "wheat is the stuff they use to make bread"

Type of:
  • substance

Types:
  • ballast
  • bedding material; bedding; litter
  • rind
  • precursor
  • atom; molecule; particle; corpuscle; mote; speck
  • ammunition
  • floccule; floc
  • HAZMAT
  • aggregate
  • raw material; staple
  • sorbate
  • sorbent; sorbent material
  • diamagnet
  • mineral
  • rock; stone
  • adhesive material; adhesive agent; adhesive
  • sealing material
  • animal material
  • fluff
  • bimetal
  • abrasive; abradant; abrasive material
  • chemical; chemical substance
  • composite material
  • conductor
  • insulator; dielectric; nonconductor
  • contaminant; contamination
  • particulate; particulate matter
  • dust
  • elastomer
  • earth; ground
  • discharge; emission
  • detritus
  • waste; waste material; waste matter; waste product
  • fiber; fibre
  • filling; fill
  • foam
  • homogenate
  • humate
  • impregnation
  • paper
  • packing material; packing; wadding
  • coloring material; colouring material; color; colour
  • plant material; plant substance
  • radioactive material
  • thickening; thickener
  • toner
  • transparent substance; translucent substance
  • undercut
  • builder; detergent builder
  • vernix; vernix caseosa
  • wad


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