Obsolete form of material.

(obsolete) Act of forming matter.

A conditional statement in the indicative mood.

(law) A fact essential to make a case or a defense, or the absence of which negates a case or defense.

(idiomatic, business) A form of contractual compensation involving payment for materials used and at agreed rates for the those involved in performing the services.

The material used to store genetic information in the nuclei, mitochondria or plastids of an organism's cells; either DNA or RNA

(US, law) (in the context of support for terrorism) Any property, or service, including currency or monetary instruments or financial securities, financial services, lodging, training, expert advice or assistance, safe houses, false documentation or identification, communications equipment, facilities, weapons, lethal substances, explosives, personnel, and transportation, except medicine or religious materials

Any engineered material composed of two radically different materials in a tightly bonded matrix and having properties significantly different from either constituent

Any material considered crucial to national security concerns and military applications. Examples include natural resources, such as oil; alloys, such as steel, aluminum, and titanium; and composite materials, such as advanced plastics, polymers and ceramics.

A material in its unprocessed, natural state considered usable for manufacture. / (figuratively) Any physical product serving as input to a factory or other installation which processes it.