- 1. n. The fifth or last and highest essence or power in a natural body. See Ferment oils, under Ferment. Source: opted
- 2. n. Hence: An extract from anything, containing its rarest virtue, or most subtle and essential constituent in a small quantity; pure or concentrated essence. Source: opted
- 3. v. t. To distil or extract as a quintessence; to reduce to a quintessence. Source: opted
- 4. n. the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies Source: wordnet
- 5. n. the purest and most concentrated essence of something Source: wordnet
- 6. n. the most typical example or representative of a type Source: wordnet
- 7. n:100 n. the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies n. the purest and most concentrated essence of something n. the most typical example or representative of a type Source: ecdict
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