quintessence (thing that is the most perfect example of its type; the most perfect embodiment of something; epitome, prototype) · quintessence, aether (fifth alchemical element, or essence, after earth, air, fire, and water, that fills the universe beyond the terrestrial sphere) · quintessence (hypothetical form of dark energy postulated to explain observations of an accelerating universe)
çekim: tamlayan kwintesencji
eş: esencja, istota, sedno, meritum
köken: Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin quīnta essentia.
Borrowed from Middle Dutch quintessence, from Middle French quinte essence, itself borrowed from Medieval Latin quinta essentia. Influenced by German Quintessenz.