state of matter(n = noun.state) 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"
is a kind of chemical phenomenon
has particulars: form, phase, liquid, liquid state, liquidity, liquidness, solid, solid state, solidness, gas, gaseous state, plasma

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