Item and Substance

Item

Item noun - A separate part in a list, account, or series.

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Substance and item are semantically related in thing topic. In some cases you can use "Substance" instead a noun "Item".

Nearby Words: itemize, itemise, itemised

Substance

Substance noun - The basic elements from which something can be developed.

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Item and substance are semantically related in thing topic. Sometimes you can use "Item" instead a noun "Substance", if it concerns topics such as entity.

Nearby Words: substantial, substantiate, substantially, substantiality, substantiation

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valuable	valuable item	valuable substance
rare	rare item	rare substance
special	special item	special substance
similar	similar item	similar substance
Other adjectives: common, specific, certain, single, powerful, actual, real, necessary, new, useful, mundane, unknown, titular, different, magical, eponymous.

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The Philosopher's Stone, an item or substance of alchemical legend reputed to allow one to turn base metals into gold and possibly create an Elixir of Life, allowing one to become immortal.

Source: Public Domain Artifact aka: Kusanagi
The actual substance of the ingredient is less important than its symbolism as an item of value.

Source: Cast from Money
Though these jokes may explain the "Murlynd's Spoon" (Spoon of Substance in the SRD) magic item from later editions, which did create a cardboard-tasting, nutritious slop.

Source: Food Pills

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