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  • 1matter — [[t]mæ̱tə(r)[/t]] ♦ matters, mattering, mattered 1) N COUNT: usu with supp A matter is a task, situation, or event which you have to deal with or think about, especially one that involves problems. It was clear that she wanted to discuss some… …

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  • 2matter — mat|ter1 W1S1 [ˈmætə US ər] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(SUBJECT/SITUATION)¦ 2 matters 3¦(MATERIAL)¦ 4 as a matter of fact 5 what s the matter?/something s the matter/nothing s the matter etc 6.) the truth/fact of the matter is (that) 7 for that matter 8 be… …

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  • 3matter — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 subject/situation that must be dealt with ADJECTIVE ▪ important, pressing, serious, urgent, weighty ▪ He left, saying he had pressing matters to attend to. ▪ …

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  • 4matter — 01. Shrimp and crabs are scavengers that feed on decaying [matter] found on the ocean floor. 02. All [matter] in the universe is composed of atoms. 03. Unidentified [matter] in hamburger meat has made a number of people sick at a local restaurant …

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  • 5difficult — adj. VERBS ▪ be, look, prove, remain, seem, sound ▪ become, get ▪ It is getting more and more difficult to find …

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  • 6Matter Under Inquiry — A Matter Under Inquiry (MUI, pronounced muey [1], sometimes called Matter Under Investigation[2]) is a term used by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission to describe preliminary investigations it makes into alleged financial fraud… …

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  • 7Leukoencephalopathy with vanishing white matter — Classification and external resources OMIM 603896 Leukoencephalopathy with vanishing white matter (VWM disease) is an autosomal recessive neurological disease. The cause of the disease are mutations in any of the 5 genes encoding subunits of the… …

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  • 8Dark matter — Not to be confused with antimatter, dark energy, dark fluid or dark flow. For other uses, see Dark Matter (disambiguation) …

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  • 9Organic matter — Other meanings can be found at Biological material Organic matter (or organic material, Natural Organic Matter, or NOM) is matter that has come from a once living organism; is capable of decay, or the product of decay; or is composed of organic… …

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  • 10Natural organic matter — (NOM) is broken down organic matter that comes from plants and animals in the environment. [ Natural Organic Matter, GreenFacts, 22 Apr, 2007 …

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