state of matter

Noun

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state of matter - (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" Synonyms: state

chemical phenomenon, chemical science, chemistry, form, gas, gaseous, liquid, liquidity, liquidness, phase, plasma, solid, solidness, state