No. 11,575 in German

stoff

Material; substance; fabric.

In a sentence

Ich habe neuen Stoff im Geschäft gekauft.
I bought new fabric at the store.
Here, 'Stoff' refers to fabric or material as a tangible textile resource.
Das Buch bietet interessanten Stoff für Diskussionen.
The book provides interesting material for discussions.
In this usage, 'Stoff' metaphorically refers to material for intellectual discussion purposes.
Chemiker analysieren den Stoff, um seine Eigenschaften zu verstehen.
Chemists analyze the substance to understand its properties.
Here, 'Stoff' is used in a scientific context to mean a substance or matter being analyzed.

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