👉 Subsist is a term used in the scientific discipline of chemistry to describe the presence or absence of a substance within a solid, liquid, gas, or plasma. It refers specifically to the presence of atoms, molecules, or other particles within a material without the need for external heat or energy. In simpler terms, subsists means that something exists and is not destroyed by any external force or energy. This can be thought of as being "alive" or "living," but it does not necessarily