Atom and Matter

Atom

Atom noun - A very small piece.

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Matter and atom are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Matter" instead a noun "Atom".

Nearby Words: atomize, atomic, atomistic, atomics, atomism

Matter noun - A major object of interest or concern (as in a discussion or artistic composition).

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Atom and matter are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Atom" instead a noun "Matter".

Nearby Words: mattered, mattery, mattering

particular	particular atom	particular matter
normal	normal atom	normal matter
solid	solid atom	solid matter
current	current atom	current matter
Other adjectives: small, entire, serious, blue, little, new, yellow, unrelated.

Despite being barely alive and most of his brain matter being reduced to pulp, Exodus was able to heal Xavier completely by telekinetically reassembling his brain atom by atom.

Source: Psychic Surgery
In reality, nebulae and other 'clouds' of interstellar matter are extremely sparse- they have only about one atom of matter per cubic centimeter of space.

Source: Space Clouds
Notably Belloc uses atomic theory as a Phlebotinum du Jour: the transmutation is presented as a matter of knocking three electrons off the lead atom.

Source: Alchemy Is Magic

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