body substance — noun the substance of the body • Hypernyms: ↑substance • Hyponyms: ↑solid body substance, ↑liquid body substance, ↑bodily fluid, ↑body fluid, ↑humor, ↑humour, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
body fluid — noun the liquid parts of the body • Syn: ↑liquid body substance, ↑bodily fluid, ↑humor, ↑humour • Derivationally related forms: ↑humoral (for: ↑humor) … Useful english dictionary
body — [bäd′ē] n. pl. bodies [ME bodi, bodig < OE bodig, trunk, chest, orig. sense “cask,” akin to MLowG boddike, tub for brewing, OHG botah; prob. < It bottega, shop < L apotheca: see APOTHECARY] 1. the whole physical structure and substance… … English World dictionary
vitreous body — noun the clear colorless transparent jelly that fills the posterior chamber of the eyeball • Syn: ↑vitreous humor, ↑vitreous humour • Hypernyms: ↑liquid body substance, ↑bodily fluid, ↑body fluid, ↑humor, ↑humour … Useful english dictionary
liquid — liquidly, adv. liquidness, n. /lik wid/, adj. 1. composed of molecules that move freely among themselves but do not tend to separate like those of gases; neither gaseous nor solid. 2. of, pertaining to, or consisting of liquids: a liquid diet. 3 … Universalium
liquid crystal — a liquid having certain crystalline characteristics, esp. different optical properties in different directions when exposed to an electric field. [1890 95] * * * Substance that flows like a liquid but maintains some of the ordered structure… … Universalium
body — n. substance firmness 1) to give body to group unit 2) an advisory; deliberative; elected; governing; student body; the body politic 3) in a body (they presented their petition in a body) physical object 4) a foreign body (to remove a foreign… … Combinatory dictionary
substance — 01. Ben Johnson lost his gold medal at the Seoul Olympics after an illegal [substance] was found in his urine sample. 02. Cigarettes contain a lot of poisonous [substances] that people aren t aware of, in addition to the nicotine and tar. 03. The … Grammatical examples in English
Liquid crystal — Schlieren texture of liquid crystal nematic phase Liquid crystals (LCs) are a state of matter that have properties between those of a conventional liquid and those of a solid crystal.[1] For instance, an LC may flow like a liquid, but its… … Wikipedia
Powder (substance) — A powder is a dry, bulk solid composed of a large number of very fine particles that may flow freely when shaken or tilted. Powders are a special sub class of granular materials, although the terms powder and granular are sometimes used to… … Wikipedia
