S: (n) matter (that which has mass and occupies space) "physicists study both the nature of matter and the forces which govern it"
S: (n) part, portion, component part, component, constituent (something determined in relation to something that includes it) "he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself"; "I read a portion of the manuscript"; "the smaller component is hard to reach"; "the animal constituent of plankton"
S: (n) substrate, substratum (a surface on which an organism grows or is attached) "the gardener talked about the proper substrate for acid-loving plants"
S: (n) substrate, substratum (an indigenous language that contributes features to the language of an invading people who impose their language on the indigenous population) "the Celtic languages of Britain are a substrate for English"
S: (n) indigenous language (a language that originated in a specified place and was not brought to that place from elsewhere)
S: (n) substrate, substratum (an indigenous language that contributes features to the language of an invading people who impose their language on the indigenous population) "the Celtic languages of Britain are a substrate for English"