amount of substance

British

noun

a measure of the number of entities (atoms, molecules, ions, electrons, etc) present in a substance, expressed in moles

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The amount of substance produced by this method will remain limited to thin film technology applications for some time to come.

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“There is a vast amount of substance in the relationship,” he added.

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The tool has the ability to dramatically increase the amount of substance you put inside of it.

From Salon

“The amount of substance abuse is higher, neglect is higher, abuse is higher,” Cutchin explained.

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There seems to be an impressive amount of substance behind Mayfield’s swagger.

From Washington Post

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