that which has mass and occupies space  (physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element  (chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding) an enclosure of residences and other building (especially in the Orient)  (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything a mixture in which substances are evenly distributed throughout the mixture A mixture in which different materials can be distinguished easily the quantity of a particular substance that can dissolve in a particular solvent (yielding a saturated solution) a solution that contains the maximum amount of solute that can be dissolved under the conditions at which the solution exists Contains more dissolved solute than a saturated solution at the same temperature (459)

1. substance

that which has mass and occupies space

2. atom

(physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element

3. mixture

(chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding)

4. compound

an enclosure of residences and other building (especially in the Orient)

5. molecule

(nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything

6. homogeneous mixture

a mixture in which substances are evenly distributed throughout the mixture

7. heterogeneous mixture

A mixture in which different materials can be distinguished easily

8. solubility

the quantity of a particular substance that can dissolve in a particular solvent (yielding a saturated solution)

9. saturated solution

a solution that contains the maximum amount of solute that can be dissolved under the conditions at which the solution exists

10. supersatureated solution

Contains more dissolved solute than a saturated solution at the same temperature (459).