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1 substance abuse
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2 ♦ substance
♦ substance /ˈsʌbstəns/n.1 [uc] sostanza ( anche chim.); materia; contenuto; essenza: Iron is a hard substance, il ferro è una materia dura; illegal substances, sostanze illecite; radioactive substances, sostanze radioattive; to sacrifice substance for appearance, sacrificare la sostanza per l'apparenza; The substance is good, but the style repellent, il contenuto è buono, ma lo stile è repellente; the substance of religion, l'essenza della religione; in substance, in sostanza; in realtà; sostanzialmente; This is the substance of his remarks, questa è la sostanza delle sue osservazioni2 [u] consistenza; solidità; corpo; nerbo: This claim is not lacking in substance, questo reclamo non è privo di consistenza; ( di una diceria, ecc.) to be without substance, essere inconsistente; essere privo di fondamento; to take the shadow for the substance, scambiar l'ombra per il corpo; a style of little substance, uno stile privo di nerbo● (med.) substance abuse, uso di sostanze (psicoattive); abuso di sostanze. -
3 solvent
['sɒlvənt] 1.aggettivo chim. econ. solvente2.nome chim. solvente m.* * *['solvənt] 1. adjective(having enough money to be able to pay all one's debts.) solvibile, solvente2. noun(a substance, eg petrol, that dissolves grease etc.) solvente* * *solvent /ˈsɒlvənt/A a.B n.(chim.) solvente● (leg.) solvent abuse, inalazione di vapori di colla □ (chim., ind.) solvent refining, raffinazione con solventi.* * *['sɒlvənt] 1.aggettivo chim. econ. solvente2.nome chim. solvente m.
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