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material , ma·te·ri·al / məˈti(ə)rēəl/ • n. 1. the matter from which a thing is or can be made: goats can eat more or less any plant material | materials such a… immaterial , immaterial •beau idéal, ideal, real, surreal •labial • microbial • connubial •adverbial, proverbial •prandial • radial • medial • mondial •cordial, e… Materialism , Materialism is a term with both metaphysical and social meanings. As a metaphysical position materialism regards matter (Latin materia) as the primar… Magnet , Magnet
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A magnet is a material that can exert a noticeable force on other materials without actually contacting them. This force is known a… Compost , Compost
Compost is a finely divided, loose material consisting of decomposed organic matter. It is primarily used as a plant nutrient and soil condit… Periderm , periderm The thin, sheet-like material that makes up the skeleton in graptolites (Graptolithina). Long thought to be chitin, it is now considered per…
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