| Definition: A continuant that can exist and be what it is only if some other entity or entities exist, the existence of which makes its existence possible. |
| Examples: the mass of a cloud, the smell of mozzarella, the liquidity of blood, the color of a tomato, the disposition of fish to decay, the property of being a doctor, the function of the heart to pump blood |
| •owl:Thing |
| •entity |
| •continuant |
| •dependent_continuant |