Collocations for substance - noun

addictive, carcinogenic, dangerous, harmful, hazardous, noxious, poisonous, radioactive, toxic | innocuous
Even innocuous substances can sometimes register a positive result in a drug test.

banned, illegal | natural
a natural substance found in the body of animals

chemical | inorganic, organic | pure | soluble, volatile | crystalline, fatty, oily, slimy, sticky, viscous | medicinal

use | contain | produce
Some frogs produce very toxic substances in their skin.

take
The athletes had taken banned substances to increase their strength.

real
The real substance of the report was in the third part.

added
His disappearance has given added substance to the argument that he stole the money.

have
The image of him that the media have presented has no substance.

give sth, lend sth
The letters lent substance to the rumours.

lack

in ~
There''s no difference in substance between the two points of view.

of ~
Nothing of substance was achieved at the meeting.

without ~
Their allegations were without substance.

~ in
There''s no substance in the story.

~ to
There was little substance to his claims.