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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSubstance Misuse
The harmful or hazardous use of psychoactive substances, including alcohol and illicit drugs.
Substance-abuser
A person who regularly consumes illegal drugs, prescription medications, or alcohol in excessive quantities or in ways that are harmful to themselves or others.
Substandard
Below the usual or required standard.
Substantial
Of considerable importance, size, or worth; equivalent to a decent amount.
Substantive
A noun that denotes a thing or concept.
Substate
A constituent political unit of a federal state, such as a province, territory, or member state.
Substation
A subsidiary station in an electrical power distribution system where voltage is transformed from high to low or vice versa.
Substitutability
The quality of being able to be replaced or exchanged with something else.
Substitute
A person or thing that takes the place of another.
Substitute Director
A temporary person appointed to take on the managerial and executive responsibilities of a director who is temporarily absent or incapacitated.
Substitute Manager
A person who temporarily takes the place of another in a managerial role.
Substitution
The action of replacing someone or something with another person or thing.