material vs waste matter

waste matter vs material

material and waste matter both are nouns.

material is an adjective but waste matter is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
material	Yes	Yes	No	No
waste matter	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, waste matter is a hyponym of material; that is, waste matter is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than material:

material: the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
waste matter: any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted

Other hyponyms of material include ballast, bedding, bedding material, litter, rind, recycling, precursor, atom, corpuscle, molecule, mote, particle, speck, ammunition, floc, floccule, HAZMAT, aggregate, raw material, staple, sorbate, sorbent, sorbent material, diamagnet, mineral, rock, stone, adhesive, adhesive agent, adhesive material, sealing material, animal material, fluff, bimetal, abradant, abrasive, abrasive material, chemical, chemical substance, composite material, conductor, dielectric, insulator, nonconductor, contaminant, contamination, particulate, particulate matter, dust, elastomer, earth, ground, discharge, emission, detritus, waste, waste material, waste product, fiber, fibre, fill, filling, foam, homogenate, humate, impregnation, paper, packing, packing material, wadding, color, coloring material, colour, colouring material, plant material, plant substance, radioactive material, thickener, thickening, toner, translucent substance, transparent substance, undercut, builder, detergent builder, vernix, vernix caseosa, wad, electroceramic material, pyroelectric material, piezoelectric material, ferromagnet, antiferromagnet.

material (noun)	waste matter (noun)
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers	any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
things needed for doing or making something
information (data or ideas or observations) that can be used or reworked into a finished form
a person judged suitable for admission or employment
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object

material (adjective)	waste matter (adjective)
derived from or composed of matter
directly relevant to a matter especially a law case
having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary
having material or physical form or substance
concerned with or affecting physical as distinct from intellectual or psychological well-being
concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests

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