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living substance

 

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Noun living substance has 1 sense
  1. protoplasm, living substance - the living substance of a cell (including cytoplasm and nucleus)
    --1 is a kind of substance, matter
    --1 has particulars:
     cytoplasm; nucleoplasm, karyoplasm; germ plasm, plasm; platelet, blood platelet, thrombocyte

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Living Substance

Description:

The term "living substance" refers to the material or matter that constitutes living organisms. It is the physical matter that makes up living beings and is essential for their functioning and survival.

Examples:

Noun (General Sense):

1. The living substance of all living creatures consists of organic compounds.

2. Scientists are studying the composition and structure of living substance to better understand life itself.

Noun (Biology Sense):

1. The cell is considered the basic unit of living substance in all living organisms.

2. The living substances in the human body enable various physiological processes to take place.

Adjective:

1. Living substances require specific conditions to maintain their viability.

2. The scientist conducted experiments on the living substance cells to observe their behavior.

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