on the substance (of)
51the long and short — of something is the substance, the most important part or the gist.( The long and the short is also used.) …
52(the) Cavendish Laboratory — the Cavendish Laboratory [the Cavendish Laboratory] a centre for scientific experiments in ↑Cambridge, England. Since it was set up in 1871 many famous discoveries have been made there, including parts of the atom and the structure of ↑DNA (= the …
53substance — by Claire Colebrook Deleuze might appear to be a purely inventive philosopher, avowedly creating concepts and vocabularies while rejecting the constraints of already formed metaphysical systems. Certainly, he would seem to be a far cry from… …
54substance — by Claire Colebrook Deleuze might appear to be a purely inventive philosopher, avowedly creating concepts and vocabularies while rejecting the constraints of already formed metaphysical systems. Certainly, he would seem to be a far cry from… …
55substance — noun 1 material ADJECTIVE ▪ addictive, cancer causing (esp. AmE), carcinogenic, dangerous, harmful, hazardous, noxious, poisonous, radioactive, toxic …
56substance — sub|stance [ sʌbstəns ] noun *** 1. ) count a particular type of liquid, solid, or gas: The wood is coated with a special substance that protects it from the sun. a hazardous/harmful/radioactive substance: Some workers had developed cancer after… …
57substance — 01. Ben Johnson lost his gold medal at the Seoul Olympics after an illegal [substance] was found in his urine sample. 02. Cigarettes contain a lot of poisonous [substances] that people aren t aware of, in addition to the nicotine and tar. 03. The …
58substance */*/*/ — UK [ˈsʌbstəns] / US noun Word forms substance : singular substance plural substances 1) [countable] a particular type of liquid, solid, or gas The wood is coated with a special substance that protects it from the sun. a… …
59substance — sub|stance W3 [ˈsʌbstəns] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(material)¦ 2¦(truth)¦ 3¦(ideas)¦ 4¦(importance)¦ 5 man/woman of substance ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: Latin substantia, from substare to stand under ] 1.) …
60substance — noun 1 MATERIAL (C) a type of solid or liquid that has particular characteristics: a sticky substance | radioactive substances | Heroin is an illegal substance. 2 IDEAS (singular, uncountable) formal the most important ideas contained in an… …
