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substance, substances
Wealth, possessions, and property make a person prosperous or affluent. (1)
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Biomass Elements and Uses +
(a collective term for all organic substances of relatively recent, non-geological, origin which can be used for energy production)
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adoption substance (s) (noun), adoption substances (pl)
A secretion presented by a social parasite that induces the host insects to accept the parasite as a member of their ant colony: An adoption substance is a discharge that is emitted from an insect to incite an ant community to accept it as a part of the group.
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appeasement substance (s) (noun), appeasement substances (pl)
A secretion presented by a social parasite: The appeasement substance lowers aggression in the host insect and aids the parasite's acceptance by the host colony.
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