Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
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Noun
S: (n) hyaluronidase, spreading factor, Hyazyme (an enzyme (trade name Hyazyme) that splits hyaluronic acid and so lowers its viscosity and increases the permeability of connective tissue and the absorption of fluids)
S: (n) enzyme (any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions)
S: (n) protein (any of a large group of nitrogenous organic compounds that are essential constituents of living cells; consist of polymers of amino acids; essential in the diet of animals for growth and for repair of tissues; can be obtained from meat and eggs and milk and legumes) "a diet high in protein"
S: (n) compound, chemical compound ((chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight)
S: (n) material, stuff (the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object) "coal is a hard black material"; "wheat is the stuff they use to make bread"
S: (n) substance (the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists) "DNA is the substance of our genes"
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) entity (that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))
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) relation (an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together)
S: (n) entity (that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))
S: (n) catalyst, accelerator ((chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected)
S: (n) activator ((biology) any agency bringing about activation; a molecule that increases the activity of an enzyme or a protein that increases the production of a gene product in DNA transcription)
S: (n) ylem ((cosmology) the original matter that (according to the big bang theory) existed before the formation of the chemical elements)
S: (n) dark matter ((cosmology) a hypothetical form of matter that is believed to make up 90 percent of the universe; it is invisible (does not absorb or emit light) and does not collide with atomic particles but exerts gravitational force)
S: (n) antimatter (matter consisting of elementary particles that are the antiparticles of those making up normal substances)
S: (n) glop (any gummy shapeless matter; usually unpleasant)
S: (n) fluid (continuous amorphous matter that tends to flow and to conform to the outline of its container: a liquid or a gas)
S: (n) system ((physical chemistry) a sample of matter in which substances in different phases are in equilibrium) "in a static system oil cannot be replaced by water on a surface"; "a system generating hydrogen peroxide"
S: (n) residue (matter that remains after something has been removed)
S: (n) solid (matter that is solid at room temperature and pressure)
S: (n) solute (the dissolved matter in a solution; the component of a solution that changes its state)
S: (n) emanation (something that is emitted or radiated (as a gas or an odor or a light, etc.))
S: (n) entity (that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))
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) relation (an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together)