(chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container)

existing as or having characteristics of a liquid; especially tending to flow

existing as or having characteristics of a gas

the state in which a substance has no tendency to flow under moderate stress; resists forces (such as compression) that tend to deform it; and retains a definite size and shape

resisting weight or pressure

(chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container)

changed into a solid mass

formed by the coalescence of particles

congealed into jelly; solidified by cooling

used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones

partly solid; having a rigidity and viscosity intermediate between a solid and a liquid