Material

Of substance.   May also be referred to as 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".

This concept's ID is @1~73641

Rock

  • mineral 131 facts

    Solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical c...

  • rock 24 facts

    Material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust; "that...

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  • paper 44 facts

    A material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses.

  • chemical 22 facts

    Material produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules.

  • fiber 18 facts

    A slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn.

  • waste 11 facts

    Any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted; "they collect the waste once a...

  • color 10 facts

    Any material used for its color; "she used a different color for the trim".

  • animal material 8 facts

    Material derived from animals.

  • adhesive material 7 facts

    A substance that unites or bonds surfaces together.

  • plant material 6 facts

    Material derived from plants.

  • discharge 5 facts

    A substance that is emitted or released.

  • speck 5 facts

    (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything.

  • ground 4 facts

    The loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface; "they dug into the...

  • abradant 4 facts

    A substance that abrades or wears down.

  • rind 3 facts

    The natural outer covering of food (usually removed before eating).

  • builder 3 facts

    A substance added to soaps or detergents to increase their cleansing action.

  • sealing material 3 facts

    Any substance used to seal joints or fill cracks in a porous surface.

  • humate 3 facts

    Material that is high in humic acids.

  • conductor 3 facts

    A substance that readily conducts e.g. electricity and heat.

  • insulator 3 facts

    A material such as glass or porcelain with negligible electrical or thermal conductiv...

  • foam 2 facts

    A lightweight material in cellular form; made by introducing gas bubbles during manufactur...

  • sorbate 2 facts

    A material that has been or is capable of being taken up by another substance by either...

  • sorbent 2 facts

    A material that sorbs another substance; i.e. that has the capacity or tendency to take...

  • transparent substance 2 facts

    A material having the property of admitting light diffusely; a partly transparent...

  • packing 2 facts

    Any material used especially to protect something.

  • radioactive material 1 facts

    Material that is radioactive.

  • staple 1 facts

    Material suitable for manufacture or use or finishing.

  • particulate 1 facts

    A small discrete mass of solid or liquid matter that remains individually dispersed...

  • dust 1 facts

    Free microscopic particles of solid material; "astronomers say that the empty space between...

  • filling 1 facts

    Any material that fills a space or container; "there was not enough fill for the trench...

  • floccule 0 facts

    A small loosely aggregated mass of flocculent material suspended in or precipitated from...

  • ammunition 0 facts

    Any nuclear or chemical or biological material that can be used as a weapon of mass ...

  • HAZMAT 0 facts

    An abbreviation for `hazardous material' used on warning signs; "NO HAZMATS IN TUNNEL".

  • vernix 0 facts

    A white cheeselike protective material that covers the skin of a fetus.

  • thickening 0 facts

    Any material used to thicken; "starch is used in cooking as a thickening".

  • impregnation 0 facts

    Material with which something is impregnated; "the impregnation, whatever it was, had...

  • bedding 0 facts

    Material used to provide a bed for animals.

  • aggregate 0 facts

    Material such as sand or gravel used with cement and water to make concrete, mortar, or...

  • detritus 0 facts

    Loose material (stone fragments and silt etc) that is worn away from rocks.

  • toner 0 facts

    A black or colored powder used in a printer to develop a xerographic image.

  • ballast 0 facts

    Any heavy material used to stabilize a ship or airship.

  • elastomer 0 facts

    Any of various elastic materials that resemble rubber (resumes its original shape when...

  • composite material 0 facts

    Strong lightweight material developed in the laboratory; fibers of more than...

  • homogenate 0 facts

    Material that has been homogenized (especially tissue that has been ground and mixed);...

  • bimetal 0 facts

    Material made by bonding together sheets of two different metals.

  • precursor 0 facts

    A substance from which another substance is formed (especially by a metabolic reactio...

  • fluff 0 facts

    Any light downy material.

  • diamagnet 0 facts

    A substance that exhibits diamagnetism.

  • undercut 0 facts

    The material removed by a cut made underneath.

  • contamination 0 facts

    A substance that contaminates.

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