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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Discipline :: Discipline (n.) The subject matter of instruction; a branch of knowledge.
Em :: Em (n.) The portion of a line formerly occupied by the letter m, then a square type, used as a unit by which to measure the amount of printed matter on a page; the square of the body of a type..
Concretion :: Concretion (n.) A mass or nodule of solid matter formed by growing together, by congelation, condensation, coagulation, induration, etc.; a clot; a lump; a calculus..
Phycochrome :: Phycochrome (n.) A bluish green coloring matter of certain algae.
Abstract :: Abstract (a.) Considered apart from any application to a particular object; separated from matter; existing in the mind only; as, abstract truth, abstract numbers. Hence: ideal; abstruse; difficult..
Matterless :: Matterless (a.) Not being, or having, matter; as, matterless spirits..
Deposit :: Deposit (v. t.) That which is deposited, or laid or thrown down; as, a deposit in a flue; especially, matter precipitated from a solution (as the siliceous deposits of hot springs), or that which is mechanically deposited (as the mud, gravel, etc., deposits of a river)..
Betty :: Betty (n.) A name of contempt given to a man who interferes with the duties of women in a household, or who occupies himself with womanish matters..
Loose :: Loose (superl.) Not strict in matters of morality; not rigid according to some standard of right.
Smoke :: Smoke (n.) To emit smoke; to throw off volatile matter in the form of vapor or exhalation; to reek.
Inert :: Inert (a.) Destitute of the power of moving itself, or of active resistance to motion; as, matter is inert..
Crossbill :: Crossbill () A bill brought by a defendant, in an equity or chancery suit, against the plaintiff, respecting the matter in question in that suit..
Refer :: Refer (v. t.) Hence: To send or direct away; to send or direct elsewhere, as for treatment, aid, information, decision, etc.; to make over, or pass over, to another; as, to refer a student to an author; to refer a beggar to an officer; to refer a bill to a committee; a court refers a matter of fact to a commissioner for investigation, or refers a question of law to a superior tribunal..
Ozena :: Ozena (n.) A discharge of fetid matter from the nostril, particularly if associated with ulceration of the soft parts and disease of the bones of the nose..
Metastasis :: Metastasis (n.) The act or process by which matter is taken up by cells or tissues and is transformed into other matter; in plants, the act or process by which are produced all of those chemical changes in the constituents of the plant which are not accompanied by a production of organic matter; metabolism..
Voluble :: Voluble (a.) Easily rolling or turning; easily set in motion; apt to roll; rotating; as, voluble particles of matter..
Petrify :: Petrify (v. t.) To convert, as any animal or vegetable matter, into stone or stony substance..
Dispatch :: Dispatch (v. i.) To make haste; to conclude an affair; to finish a matter of business.
Fibrin :: Fibrin (n.) The white, albuminous mass remaining after washing lean beef or other meat with water until all coloring matter is removed; the fibrous portion of the muscle tissue; flesh fibrin..
Contagium :: Contagium (n.) Contagion; contagious matter.
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