qualitative change; fundamental change
texture; background (texture); grain; quality; character; disposition
proton (positively charged nuclear particle); a prince sent to be held as a hostage in a neighbouring state in ancient China
center of gravity; barycenter
realism (in art); sense of reality; texture; tactile quality
simple; plain; unadorned; unaffected; unsophisticated; rustic; earthy
quarantine; quality inspection
to question (truth or validity); to call into question; to query; to challenge; to doubt
examination of the evidence of the opposing party in a court of law
to question; to enquire; interrogatory
to question; to ask questions; to inquire; to bring to account; to interrogate
prime factor (in arithmetic)
proton number in nucleus; atomic number
quarantine bureau; quality inspection office
atomic weight of an element; atomic mass
carcinogen; cancer causing substance
excellent quality; high grade; high standard
simple substance (consisting purely of one element, such as diamond)
to degenerate; to go bad; to deteriorate; metamorphosis
character; intrinsic quality (of a person); quality (of a product or service, or as in "quality of life", "air quality" etc)
homogenous; uniform; homogenized
base solvent (of chemical compound); stroma (framing biological tissue)
to confront (in court etc); confrontation
essence; nature; innate character; intrinsic quality
texture of timber; quality of material; material (that sth is made of)
parent material (e.g. the eroded rock making up sediment)
temperament; personality traits; manners
dissolved substance; material in solution
matter; substance; material; materialistic
characteristic; special quality
siliceous; containing silica
inner quality; basic essence; aptitude; making(s); disposition; (pyschology / medical) diathesis
paper; hard copy; printed (as opposed to electronically displayed)
quality of meat; succulent (botany)
colloid; gelatinous matter
aptitude; natural endowments
calcium; calcium material (such as bone)
tone; sound quality; timbre
date of use (on foodstuffs); best before date
endoplasmic reticulum (ER)
metamorphic rock (geology)
(of medical disorders) organic
substantive; substantial; material; considerable
chromosome; genetic material of chromosome
mineral (esp. dietary mineral); mineral substance
siliceous rock (mostly composed of silica)
sial rock (containing silicon and aluminium, so comparatively light, making continental plates)
nervous; on edge; excitable; neurotic
so uneducated!; so ignorant!
liposome (bilayer lipid vesicle)
stratum corneum (outermost layer of the skin)
mafic rock (containing magnesium and iron, so comparatively heavy, making oceanic plates)
mesenchyme (loosely organized embryonic connective tissue)
oligodendrocytes (Greek: cells with few branches), a type of cell in central nervous system; oligodendroglia
categorical proposition (logic)
refined in manner; gentle
cancellous bone; trabecular bone; spongy bone
all-round education
(contrasted with 應試教育, exam-oriented education)
light petroleum (product); gasoline and diesel oil
hyaluronic acid; hyaluronan
to value quantity over quality
smooth endoplasmic reticulum
basalt; also written basalt; also written 玄熔岩[xuan2 rong2 yan2]
glucocorticosteroid (corticosteroid hormone secreted by the adrenal cortex)
rough endoplasmic reticulum
mineralocorticoid (e.g. aldosterone)
glial cell (provide support to neuron); neuroglia
light petroleum product (i.e. gasoline and diesel oil)
mechanics of a continuous medium; fluid mechanics
mesenchymal stem cell MSC (in cell biology)
material and spiritual culture; matter and mind; material progress, ideology and culture (philosophic slogan, adopted into Deng Xiaoping theory from 1978)