#phase.state_of_matter__form  (physical chemistry) a distinct state of matter in a system; matter that is identical in chemical composition and physical state and separated from other material by the phase boundary: "the reaction occurs in the liquid phase of the system"
  supertype:  state_of_matter__state  (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"
  subtype:  dispersed_phase__dispersedphase__dispersed_particles__dispersedparticle  (of colloids) a substance in the colloidal state
  subtype:  dispersing_phase__dispersion_medium__dispersing_medium  (of colloids) a substance in which another is colloidally dispersed

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