quintessence

Etymology
From, borrowed from , from. "Essence" in this context is a synonym for "element". In pre-atomic/Aristotlean theory, there are four known elements or essences — Earth, Air, Fire and Water — and a putative fifth element (aether), which is considered to be of exceptional superior quality to the other four basic elements.

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 that fills the universe beyond the terrestrial sphere.
 * 5)  A hypothetical form of dark energy postulated to explain observations of an accelerating universe.
 * 1) The essence of a thing in its purest and most concentrated form.
 * 2)  The fifth alchemical element, or essence, after earth, air, fire, and water that fills the universe beyond the terrestrial sphere.
 * 3)  A hypothetical form of dark energy postulated to explain observations of an accelerating universe.
 * 1)  The fifth alchemical element, or essence, after earth, air, fire, and water that fills the universe beyond the terrestrial sphere.
 * 2)  A hypothetical form of dark energy postulated to explain observations of an accelerating universe.
 * 1)  The fifth alchemical element, or essence, after earth, air, fire, and water that fills the universe beyond the terrestrial sphere.
 * 2)  A hypothetical form of dark energy postulated to explain observations of an accelerating universe.
 * 1)  A hypothetical form of dark energy postulated to explain observations of an accelerating universe.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Danish: kvintessens
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:, ruumiillistuma
 * French:
 * Galician: quintaesencia
 * Georgian:
 * German: ,
 * Greek:
 * Interlingua: quintessentia
 * Italian:
 * Lithuanian: kvintesencija
 * Persian: نمونهٔ اعلی
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish:
 * Yiddish: תּמצית, עיקר, קווינטעסענץ


 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: puhdas aine
 * Galician: quintaesencia
 * Georgian:
 * Greek:


 * Armenian:, բուն էություն
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: syvin olemus
 * Galician: quintaesencia
 * Georgian:, დედაარსი
 * Greek:
 * Kazakh: түйін
 * Maori:


 * Finnish: kvintessenssi

Verb

 * 1)  To reduce to its purest and most concentrated essence.

Etymology
, itself borrowed from.

Noun

 * 1)  (all senses)