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Quintessence
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(v. t.) To distil or extract as a quintessence; to reduce to a quintessence.
(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.
(3):
(n.) The fifth or last and highest essence or power in a natural body. See Ferment oils, under Ferment.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Quintessence'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​q/quintessence.html. 1828.