Substance
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Substance may refer to:
- Chemical substanceChemical substanceIn chemistry, a chemical substance is a form of matter that has constant chemical composition and characteristic properties. It cannot be separated into components by physical separation methods, i.e. without breaking chemical bonds. They can be solids, liquids or gases.Chemical substances are...
, a material with a definite chemical composition - DrugDrugA drug, broadly speaking, is any substance that, when absorbed into the body of a living organism, alters normal bodily function. There is no single, precise definition, as there are different meanings in drug control law, government regulations, medicine, and colloquial usage.In pharmacology, a...
substance - MatterMatterMatter is a general term for the substance of which all physical objects consist. Typically, matter includes atoms and other particles which have mass. A common way of defining matter is as anything that has mass and occupies volume...
, the substance of which all physical objects are made - Substance theorySubstance theorySubstance theory, or substance attribute theory, is an ontological theory about objecthood, positing that a substance is distinct from its properties. A thing-in-itself is a property-bearer that must be distinguished from the properties it bears....
, theory positing that a substance is distinct from its properties. - Substantial (rapper)Substantial (rapper)Substantial, , is an African-American MC from Prince George's County, Maryland. He released his debut album, To This Union A Sun Was Born, in 2001 as a collaboration with Japanese producer Nujabes...
a US musician - Substance (Joy Division album)Substance (Joy Division album)Substance 1977-1980 is a singles compilation album by the post-punk band Joy Division, released on Factory Records in 1988. It is companion to a similar singles compilation by their subsequent band New Order, also entitled Substance. It peaked at #7 in the UK album chart and #146 on the Billboard...
- Substance 1987Substance 1987-Chart positions:...
, a New Order album - "Substance", a song by Haste the Day from That They May Know YouThat They May Know YouThat They May Know You is an EP by Haste the Day. The name was taken from the Bible. "Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God and Jesus Christ whom You have sent" . The band self-produced this album in 2002, prior to being signed to Solid State Records. Haste the Day...
- Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance, an update of the video game Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty