Substance may refer to:
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Matter
In classical physics and general chemistry, matter is any substance that has mass and takes up space by having volume. All everyday objects that can be touched are ultimately composed of atoms, which are made up of interacting subatomic pa ...
, anything that has mass and takes up space
Chemistry
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Chemical substance
A chemical substance is a unique form of matter with constant chemical composition and characteristic properties. Chemical substances may take the form of a single element or chemical compounds. If two or more chemical substances can be com ...
, a material with a definite chemical composition
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Drug
A drug is any chemical substance other than a nutrient or an essential dietary ingredient, which, when administered to a living organism, produces a biological effect. Consumption of drugs can be via insufflation (medicine), inhalation, drug i ...
, a chemical agent affecting an organism
Arts, entertainment, and media
Music
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''Substance'' (Blank & Jones album), 2002
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''Substance'' (Joy Division album), 1988
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Substance 1987
''Substance'' (also known as ''Substance 1987'') is a compilation album by English alternative dance band New Order (band), New Order. It was released in August 1987 by Factory Records. The album compiles all of the band's singles at that point ...
'', a New Order album
* "Substance", a song by Haste the Day on the album ''
Burning Bridges''
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"Substance" (song), a 2022 song by Demi Lovato
Other media
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The Substance
''The Substance'' is a 2024 body horror film written and directed by Coralie Fargeat. It follows a fading celebrity, Elisabeth Sparkle (Demi Moore), who, after being fired by her producer (Dennis Quaid) due to her age, uses a black market drug ...
'', 2024 film
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SubStance
Substance may refer to:
* Matter, anything that has mass and takes up space
Chemistry
* Chemical substance, a material with a definite chemical composition
* Drug, a chemical agent affecting an organism
Arts, entertainment, and media Music
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'', an interdisciplinary journal on literature published by the University of Wisconsin Press
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Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance'', an update of the video game ''Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty''
Religion and philosophy
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Dravya
''Dravya'' () means substance or entity. According to the Jain philosophy, the universe is made up of six eternal substances: sentient beings or souls ('' jīva''), non-sentient substance or matter (''pudgala''), principle of motion (''dharma'' ...
, a term used in Jainism to refer a substance
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Ousia
''Ousia'' (; ) is a philosophical and theological term, originally used in ancient Greek philosophy, then later in Christian theology. It was used by various ancient Greek philosophers, especially Aristotle, as a primary designation for philoso ...
'', term for substance in ancient Greek philosophy and Christian theology
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Substance theory
Substance theory, or substance–attribute theory, is an ontological theory positing that objects are constituted each by a ''substance'' and properties borne by the substance but distinct from it. In this role, a substance can be referred to as ...
, an ontological theory positing that a substance is distinct from its properties
See also
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Substance use (disambiguation)
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Substance control (disambiguation)
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Substantial (rapper)
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