Plural of substance
regular plural
The plural of substance is substances.
Forms of substance
| Singular | substance /ˈsʌbstəns/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | substances |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Substances in a sentence
- Plastics are energy-rich substances, which is why many of them burn so readily.2013 July 20, “Welcome to the plastisphere”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8845
- Heat, light, and electricity are absorbed in the substances into which they pass.From the entry absorb
- An organic mulch is a mulch made of natural substances such as leaves or grass clippings.From the entry mulch
- For controlled substances' prescriptions pharmacists do a double-count as a matter of course.From the entry double-count
- Diamonds are not scratchable, being one of the hardest substances known.From the entry scratchable
Meaning of substance
- noun Physical matter; material.
- noun A form of matter that has constant chemical composition and characteristic properties.
- noun The essential part of anything; the most vital part.
Questions about the plural of substance
- What is the plural of substance?
- The plural of substance is substances.
- Is substance countable?
- Substance is a countable and uncountable noun.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: substance (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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