n. - A variety of quartz, of a color between grass green and leek green, which is found associated with common chalcedony. It was much esteemed by the ancients for making engraved ornaments.
n. - The viscous material of an animal or vegetable cell, out of which the various tissues are formed by a process of differentiation; protoplasm.
n. - Unorganized material; elementary matter.
n. - A mixture of starch and glycerin, used as a substitute for ointments.