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    TRANSPARENT SUBSTANCE

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A material having the property of admitting light diffusely; a partly transparent materialplay

    Synonyms:

    translucent substance; transparent substance

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting substances

    Hypernyms ("transparent substance" is a kind of...):

    material; stuff (the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "transparent substance"):

    isinglass; mica (any of various minerals consisting of hydrous silicates of aluminum or potassium etc. that crystallize in forms that allow perfect cleavage into very thin leaves; used as dielectrics because of their resistance to electricity)

    hyalin; hyaline (a glassy translucent substance that occurs in hyaline cartilage or in certain skin conditions)

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