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substance (s) (noun), substances, (pl)
1. A particular kind of matter that consists of uniform properties: The plumber used a pipe that was coated with an oily substance.
2. The physical matter of which something is made: The food that anyone eats is a substance which is tangible or can be touched.
3. Wealth, possessions, and property: Wolfgang has become a man of substance since he started his computer business.
Something that is solid or real; material possessions or wealth.
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Insect Biotechnology
(utilizing insects to produce practical substances)
querc-, querci- +
(Latin: oak; used to designate any of a variety of chemical substances derived from oak bark or acorns)
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substance, substances
Wealth, possessions, and property make a person prosperous or affluent. (1)
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(a collective term for all organic substances of relatively recent, non-geological, origin which can be used for energy production)
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adoption substance (s) (noun), adoption substances (pl)
A secretion presented by a social parasite that induces the host insects to accept the parasite as a member of their ant colony: An adoption substance is a discharge that is emitted from an insect to incite an ant community to accept it as a part of the group.
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appeasement substance (s) (noun), appeasement substances (pl)
A secretion presented by a social parasite: The appeasement substance lowers aggression in the host insect and aids the parasite's acceptance by the host colony.
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trail pheromone, trail substance (s) (noun); trail pheromones; trail substances (pl)
A substance laid down in the form of a trail by one animal: A trail pheromone is important so that another member of the same species.can follow the path successfully.
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