Class: HeterogeneousSubstance

A heterogeneous substance is a chemical substance that is composed of more than one different kind of component.

URI: sio:HeterogeneousSubstance

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Parents

  • is_a: ChemicalSubstance - A chemical substance is a chemical entity composed of two or more weakly (non-covalently) interacting chemical entities.

Children

  • BiologicalEntity - A biological entity is a heterogeneous substance that contains genomic material or is the product of a biological process.
  • ChemicalSalt - a chemical salt is a heterogenous substance composed of an ionic assembly of cations and anions.
  • Device - A device is usually a constructed tool.
  • LiquidSolution - A liquid solution is a heterogeneous substance in a liquid state.
  • LiquidSolutionComponent - A liquid solution component is a part of a liquid solution.
  • Placebo - A placebo is a medically ineffectual treatment for a medical condition intended to deceive the recipient.
  • Reagent - A reagent is a substance that is added to a system in order to bring about a chemical reaction, or added to see if a reaction occurs.
  • Sample - A sample is a limited quantity of something (e.g. an individual or set of individuals from a population, or a portion of a substance) to be used for testing, analysis, inspection, investigation, demonstration, or trial use.
  • Wave - A wave is a physical entity that travels through space and time, consist of oscillations or vibrations and may be accompanied by the transfer of energy.

Referenced by Class

Attributes

Inherited from ChemicalSubstance:

  • hasCreator 0..1
    • Description: has creator is a relation between an entity and that which created it.
    • Range: Entity

  • hasAttribute 0..1

    • Description: has attribute is a relation that associates a entity with an attribute where an attribute is an intrinsic characteristic such as a quality, capability, disposition, function, or is an externally derived attribute determined from some descriptor (e.g. a quantity, position, label/identifier) either directly or indirectly through generalization of entities of the same type.

    • Range: Entity

    • satisfies 0..1

    • Description: satisfies is a relation between an entity and the specification or objective that it conforms to.

    • Range: Description

    • isRelatedTo 0..1
    • Description: A is related to B iff there is some relation between A and B.
    • Range: Entity
    • derivesInto 0..1

    • Description: a derives to b if and only if a or some part thereof is consumed in the formation of b.

    • Range: Object