Definition of essence

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Essence (n.) The predominant qualities or virtues of a plant or drug, extracted and refined from grosser matter; or, more strictly, the solution in spirits of wine of a volatile or essential oil; as, the essence of mint, and the like..

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Monoousious :: Monoousious (a.) Having but one and the same nature or essence.
Essence :: Essence (n.) Perfume; odor; scent; or the volatile matter constituting perfume.
Extract :: Extract (v. t.) To withdraw by expression, distillation, or other mechanical or chemical process; as, to extract an essence. Cf. Abstract, v. t., 6..
Essenced :: Essenced (imp. & p. p.) of Essenc.
Cream :: Cream (n.) The best or choicest part of a thing; the quintessence; as, the cream of a jest or story; the cream of a collection of books or pictures..
Definition :: Definition (n.) An exact enunciation of the constituents which make up the logical essence.
Coumarin :: Coumarin (n.) The concrete essence of the tonka bean, the fruit of Dipterix (formerly Coumarouna) odorata and consisting essentially of coumarin proper, which is a white crystalline substance, C9H6O2, of vanilla-like odor, regarded as an anhydride of coumaric acid, and used in flavoring. Coumarin in also made artificially..
Extraction :: Extraction (n.) That which is extracted; extract; essence.
Privative :: Privative (n.) That of which the essence is the absence of something.
Core :: Core (n.) The most important part of a thing; the essence; as, the core of a subject..
Marrow :: Marrow (n.) The essence; the best part.
Quintessence :: Quintessence (v. t.) To distil or extract as a quintessence; to reduce to a quintessence.
Differentia :: Differentia (n.) The formal or distinguishing part of the essence of a species; the characteristic attribute of a species; specific difference.
Extraction :: Extraction (n.) The act of extracting, or drawing out; as, the extraction of a tooth, of a bone or an arrow from the body, of a stump from earth, of a passage from a book, of an essence or tincture..
Quintessence :: Quintessence (n.) The fifth or last and highest essence or power in a natural body. See Ferment oils, under Ferment..
Godhood :: Godhood (n.) Divine nature or essence; deity; godhead.
Stuff :: Stuff (v. t.) The fundamental material of which anything is made up; elemental part; essence.
Souffle :: Souffle (n.) A side dish served hot from the oven at dinner, made of eggs, milk, and flour or other farinaceous substance, beaten till very light, and flavored with fruits, liquors, or essence..
Homoousian :: Homoousian (n.) One of those, in the 4th century, who accepted the Nicene creed, and maintained that the Son had the same essence or substance with the Father; -- opposed to homoiousian..
Essence :: Essence (v. t.) To perfume; to scent.
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