Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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solid state | Yes | No | No | No |
state of matter | Yes | No | No | No |
solid state (noun) | state of matter (noun) |
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the state in which a substance has no tendency to flow under moderate stress; resists forces (such as compression) that tend to deform it; and retains a definite size and shape | (chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container) |