# die Substanz

die Substanz is a German noun meaning “substance”. Forms: der Substanz, die Substanzen.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Substanz
- Plural: die Substanzen

## In other languages

- Русский: вещество, субстанция

## Meanings

1. substance, matter, material
2. stock (that which has already been built up or stockpiled)

## Examples

- Die Substanz kann auch Pflanzen vernichten. — The substance can also destroy plants.
- Holzkohle ist eine der Kohle ähnliche Substanz, die aus Holz hergestellt wird. — Charcoal, a substance similar to coal, is produced from wood.
- Die Substanz muss mit Säure behandelt werden. — The substance must be treated with acid.
- Tabakrauch enthält über 70 krebserregende Substanzen, darunter Benzol. — Tobacco smoke contains more than seventy carcinogens, including benzene.
- Bei dem Experiment kam eine blaue Substanz heraus. — The result of the experiment was a blue substance.

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