substance · noun /ˈsʌb.stəns/
Word family
Nouns: substance
Adjectives: substantial, insubstantial, substantive
Verbs: substantiate
Adverbs: substantially
substance
B2 C or U a solid, liquid, or gas
Dictionary examples:
an organic/chemical substance
a dangerous substance
What sort of substance could withstand those temperatures?
Learner example:
Chemical substances are added to our food. (First Certificate in English; B2; Russian)
the substance of sth
C2 the most important part of what someone has said or written
Dictionary example:
The substance of his argument is that men are more logical than women.
