organism vs substance

organism

noun
  • Something with many separate interdependent parts, seen as being like a living thing; an organic system. 

  • A discrete and complete living thing, such as animal, plant, fungus or microorganism. 

substance

noun
  • A form of matter that has constant chemical composition and characteristic properties. 

  • Physical matter; material. 

  • Material possessions; estate; property; resources. 

  • Hypostasis. 

  • Drugs (illegal narcotics) 

  • Substantiality; solidity; firmness. 

  • The essential part of anything; the most vital part. 

verb
  • To give substance to; to make real or substantial. 

How often have the words organism and substance occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )