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Definitions of pus
  1. noun
    that which has mass and occupies space
    synonyms: etter, materie, stof, substantie
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    types:
    afzetting, sediment
    matter that has been deposited by some natural process
    fluïdum
    continuous amorphous matter that tends to flow and to conform to the outline of its container: a liquid or a gas
    aanslibbing, plantenslijm, planteslijm, slib, slijk, slijkgrond, slijm, slik
    any thick, viscous matter
    eetwaar, eten, etenswaar, kost, spijs, voeding, voedingsstof, voedsel, vreten
    any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
    bezinksel, bodem, bodempje, koffiedik, koffieprut, prut
    sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid
    liksteen
    a salt deposit that animals regularly lick
    materiaal
    the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
    allergeen
    any substance that can cause an allergy
    melange, mengproduct, mengprodukt, mengsel, mix, mixage, mixture, mixtuur
    (chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding)
    kunsthars, plastic
    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
    atoom, deeltje, partikel
    (physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
    element
    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
    bosveen, derrie, laagveen, laagveengebied, moer, moergrond, molm, turf, turfgrond, turfveen, veen, veengrond
    partially carbonized vegetable matter saturated with water; can be used as a fuel when dried
    inhibitor, remmer
    a substance that retards or stops an activity
    as
    the residue that remains when something is burned
    agens, agent, middel
    a substance that exerts some force or effect
    carcinogeen
    any substance that produces cancer
    kolen, kool, steenkolen, steenkool
    fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
    element
    one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe
    L.P.G., LPG, autogas, brandstof, splijtstof
    a substance that can be consumed to produce energy
    benzine, gas, peut
    a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely
    glas
    a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
    bergkristal, kristal, kristalglas
    a solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure
    glijmiddel, glijpasta, smeerolie
    a substance capable of reducing friction by making surfaces smooth or slippery
    fluïdum
    a substance that is fluid at room temperature and pressure
    nat, nattigheid, vocht
    fluid matter having no fixed shape but a fixed volume
    buskruit, kruit, maalsel, poeder, poeier, pulver, stof
    a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized
    koortsmiddel
    any substance used to provide cooling (as in a refrigerator)
    gif, gift, toxicum, vergif, vergift
    any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism
    antigeen, antigen
    any substance (as a toxin or enzyme) that stimulates an immune response in the body (especially the production of antibodies)
  2. noun
    symptom of being purulent (containing or forming pus)
    synonyms: etter
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    type of:
    symptoom, ziekteverschijnsel
    (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
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