QUINTESSENCE

/kwɪn.ˈtɛs.əns/
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Definition

/kwɪn.ˈtɛs.əns/
noun
  1. A thing that is the most perfect example of its type; the most perfect embodiment of something; epitome, prototype.
  2. A pure substance.
  3. The essence of a thing in its purest and most concentrated form.
  4. The fifth alchemical element, or essence, after earth, air, fire, and water
  5. A hypothetical form of dark energy postulated to explain observations of an accelerating universe.
verb
  1. To reduce to its purest and most concentrated essence.

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