mica hyaline hyalin stuff translucent substance material isinglass

crystalline crystal clear limpid lucid pellucid clear

diaphanous vaporous filmy thin gossamer see-through sheer vapourous gauze-like gauzy cobwebby

straight square guileless

obvious

fluid essence substrate atom stuff phlogiston body substance material activator protoplasm volatile chemistry part portion matter component mixture chemical element component part medium constituent element living substance

tenor significance meaning connotation import extension undercurrent strain reference denotation undertone semantics implication thought idea

essence sum stuff nub heart and soul gist content heart inwardness hypostasis meat nitty-gritty cognitive content pith mental object quiddity core bare bones center marrow quintessence kernel haecceity centre

ferment nutrient leavening philosopher's stone humectant fomentation chemical irritant pyrogen digestive lube denaturant jelly ligand metabolite lubricator lysin carcinogen inoculum fuel philosophers' stone matter lubricant refrigerant agent inoculant propellant lubricating substance leaven vehicle pyrectic antigen poison food adulterant allergen elixir propellent toxicant inhibitor adulterator assay poisonous substance hydrocolloid

means capital pocketbook wherewithal