Question

what is meant by the term substance

Answer 1

Matter which has mass and take space is called substance.

Answer 2

1. a particular kind of matter with uniform properties."a steel tube coated with a waxy substance"synonyms: material, matter, stuff, medium, fabric "an organic substance"an intoxicating, stimulating, or narcotic chemical or drug, especially an illegal one."he was suspended for using a banned substance"

2. the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists and which has a tangible, solid presence."proteins compose much of the actual substance of the body"synonyms:solidity, body, corporeality, reality, actuality, materiality, concreteness, tangibility;