state of matter

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state of matter - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  state of matter
      n 1: (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); "the solid state of water is called ice" [syn:
           state of matter, state]