Quintessence
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kvintessens, ren essens
the most refined and concentrated form of a particular substance or quality
grammatisk information
animacitetsstatus
abstrakt
morfologisk sammansättning
sammansättning
oräknebart
pluralform
quintessences
Exempel
The perfumer distilled the quintessence of rose oil to capture its purest fragrance.
Parfymören destillerade kvintessensen av rosenolja för att fånga dess renaste doft.
Exempel
His leadership style was the quintessence of calm decisiveness under pressure.
Hans ledarstil var kvintessensen av lugn beslutsamhet under press.
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kvintessens, femte elementet
(in medieval and classical philosophy) the fifth and highest element believed to fill the heavens and compose celestial bodies, beyond earth, water, air, and fire
Exempel
Renaissance alchemists searched for the quintessence they believed animated the stars.
Renässansalkemisterna sökte efter kvintessensen som de trodde animerade stjärnorna.
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