State of Matter

This Editorial Guide is used for Education Purposes Only. It is used in the Authoring Courses and Certifications. It is based on the January 2026 Editorial Guide.

Overview

736471007 |State of matter (state of matter)| represents a physical state of matter.

|State of matter (state of matter)| is a descendant of 362981000 |Qualifier value (qualifier value) that supports fully defining concepts in the 736542009 |Pharmaceutical dose form (dose form)| hierarchy. |State of matter (state of matter)| is used to model concepts in the 736478001 |Basic dose form (basic dose form)| hierarchy; they are not used to model the 736542009 |Pharmaceutical dose form (dose form)| or 763158003 |Medicinal product (product)| hierarchies.

Modeling

Use the following pattern for the FSN where X is the state of matter:

X (state of matter)

For example,

• Gas (state of matter)

• Liquid (state of matter)

• Semi-solid (state of matter)

• Solid (state of matter)

Use the following pattern for the PT where X is the state of matter:

X

For example,

• Gas

• Liquid

• Semi-solid

• Solid

Synonyms are not allowed unless explicitly identified as an exception in the Editorial Guidelines.

Preferred; not required.