types:
fluido
continuous amorphous matter that tends to flow and to conform to the outline of its container: a liquid or a gas
solido
matter that is solid at room temperature and pressure
soluto
the dissolved matter in a solution; the component of a solution that changes its state
emanazione
something that is emitted or radiated (as a gas or an odor or a light, etc.)
protoplasma
the substance of a living cell (including cytoplasm and nucleus)
feccia
sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid
materiale
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
agglomerato,
amalgama,
composto,
impasto,
melange,
mescola,
mescolanza,
miscela,
miscuglio,
mistione,
misto,
mix,
pasticcio
(chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding)
precipitato
a precipitated solid substance in suspension or after settling or filtering
plastica,
plastico
generic name for certain synthetic or semisynthetic materials that can be molded or extruded into objects or films or filaments or used for making e.g. coatings and adhesives
atomo,
molecola,
particella
(physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
elemento,
elemento chimico
any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter
torba
partially carbonized vegetable matter saturated with water; can be used as a fuel when dried
substrato
the substance that is acted upon by an enzyme or ferment
agente
a substance that exerts some force or effect
elemento
one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe
gas
a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely
vetro
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
fluido
a substance that is fluid at room temperature and pressure
polvere
a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized
refrigerante
any substance used to provide cooling (as in a refrigerator)
veleno
any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism
antigene
any substance (as a toxin or enzyme) that stimulates an immune response in the body (especially the production of antibodies)
ectoplasma
(spiritualism) a substance supposed to emanate from the body of the medium during a trance
essenza
any substance possessing to a high degree the predominant properties of a plant or drug or other natural product from which it is extracted