Substance may refer to:
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Matter
In classical physics and general chemistry, matter is any substance that has mass and takes up space by having volume. All everyday objects that can be touched are ultimately composed of atoms, which are made up of interacting subatomic part ...
, anything that has mass and takes up space
Chemistry
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Chemical substance
A chemical substance is a form of matter having constant chemical composition and characteristic properties. Some references add that chemical substance cannot be separated into its constituent elements by physical separation methods, i.e., w ...
, a material with a definite chemical composition
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Drug substance
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Substance abuse, drug-related healthcare and social policy diagnosis or label
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Substance dependence
Substance dependence, also known as drug dependence, is a biopsychological situation whereby an individual's functionality is dependent on the necessitated re-consumption of a psychoactive substance because of an adaptive state that has develope ...
, drug-related healthcare and social policy diagnosis or label
Arts, entertainment, and media
Music
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''Substance'' (Blank & Jones album), 2002
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''Substance'' (Joy Division album), 1988
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Substance 1987'', a New Order album
* "Substance", a song by Haste the Day on the album ''
That They May Know You
''That They May Know You'' is the debut EP and release of the Christian metal band, Haste the Day. It was the only release of the band that was Independently released.
Critical reception
"I encourage you to listen to this C.D. You may have a ...
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"Substance" (song), a 2022 song by Demi Lovato
Other media
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SubStance'', an interdisciplinary journal on literature published by the University of Wisconsin Press
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Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance'', an update of the video game ''Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty''
Religion and philosophy
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Dravya
Dravya ( sa, द्रव्य) means substance or entity. According to the Jain philosophy, the universe is made up of six eternal substances: sentient beings or souls ('' jīva''), non-sentient substance or matter (''pudgala''), principle o ...
, a term used in
Jainism
Jainism ( ), also known as Jain Dharma, is an Indian religion. Jainism traces its spiritual ideas and history through the succession of twenty-four tirthankaras (supreme preachers of ''Dharma''), with the first in the current time cycle bein ...
to refer a substance
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Ousia
''Ousia'' (; grc, οὐσία) is a philosophical and theological term, originally used in ancient Greek philosophy, then later in Christian theology. It was used by various ancient Greek philosophers, like Plato and Aristotle, as a primary d ...
, term for substance in ancient Greek philosophy and Christian theology
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Substance theory, an ontological theory positing that a substance is distinct from its properties
See also
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Substance control (disambiguation)
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Substantial (rapper)
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