| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. Present participle conjugation of the verb essence.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (essence) | 1. To perfume; to scent.[Websters]. 2. Base verb from the following inflections: essencing, essenced, essences, essencer, essencers, essencingly and essencedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
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Date "ESSENCING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
Specialty Definition: essence
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | 1: [Noun] That which constitutes the particular nature of a being or substance, or of a genus, and which distinguishes it from all others. Mr. Locke makes a distinction between nominal essence and real essence. The nominal essence, for example, of gold, is that complex idea expressed by gold; the real essence is the constitution of its insensible parts, on which its properties depend, which is unknown to us. The essence of God bears no relation to place.. | 2: [Noun] Formal existence; that which makes any thing to be what it is; or rather, the peculiar nature of a thing; the very substance; as the essence of christianity.. | 3: [Noun] Existence; the quality of being. I could have resigned my very essence.. | 4: [Noun] A being; an existent person; as heavenly essences.. | 5: [Noun] Species of being.. | 6: [Noun] Constituent substance; as the pure essence of a spirit. [Locke's real essence, supra.]. | 7: [Noun] The predominant qualities or virtues of any plant or drug, extracted, refined or rectified from grosser matter; or more strictly, a volatile essential oil; as the essence of mint.. | 8: [Noun] Perfume, odor,scent; or the volatile matter constituting perfume. Nor let th' imprisoned essences exhale.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. |
| Food & Agriculture | Any substance added to a food to give it a particular taste; flavoring. Source: European Union. (references) | ||
| Health | Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA). (references) | ||
| Politics | Two meanings: 1) Refers to "odor kits" containing vials of representative flavor essence; and 2) Used occasionally by wineries to describe a late harvest, sweet red wine. Most frequently appears on bottle labels for Zinfandel red wine made from grapes picked at 35 deg. Brix or higher sugar content. See also NOSE. (references) | ||
| Wikipedic | Therefore, within this school it is the innate belief in essence that is considered to be a cognitive obscuration which serves to cause all suffering. However, the school also rejects the tenets of Idealism and Materialism; instead, the ideas of truth or existence, along with any assertions that depend upon them are limited to their function within the contexts and conventions that assert them, akin to Relativism or Pragmatism. For them, replacement paradoxes such as Ship of Theseus are answered by stating that the Ship of Thesesus remains so (within the conventions that assert it) until it ceases to function as the Ship of Theseus. (references) | ||
| Wiktionary | 1: [Noun] (philosophy) The true nature of anything, not accidental or illusory. (references) | 2: [Noun] A significant feature of something. (references) | 3: [Noun] Fragrance, a perfume. (references) | 4: [Noun] The concentrated form of a plant or drug obtained through a distillation process. essence of Jojoba. (references) | 5: [Noun] The inherent nature of a thing or idea. (references) |
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Common Expressions: essence
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Essence (Shadowrun role-playing game) | In the role-playing game Shadowrun, essence is a measure of a living being's life force. Most humans and metahumans start with a value of six. It powers magic, and as essence fades, so does magical aptitude. Cyberware, bioware, nanotech implants, and other major changes to a being's body can damage its essence as well. If a being's essence ever reaches zero, it dies. (references) | ||
| Essence Atkins | Essence Atkins (born February 7 1972) is an African-American actress. She has appeared in films and on shows such as Deliver Us From Eva and The Cosby Show ,and is best known for portraying oldest sibling Yvette on The WB's Smart Guy. Atkins is featured on UPN's Half and Half. (references) | ||
| Essence Energies Distinction | The Energies of God are a central principle of theology in the Eastern Orthodox Church. (references) | ||
| Essence magazine | Essence magazine is an American fashion and lifestyle magazine. It was the first monthly magazine for African-American women between the ages of 18 and 35. (references) | ||
| Essence of Decision | Essence of Decision: Explaining the Cuban Missile Crisis is an analysis, by political scientist Graham T. Allison, of the Cuban Missile Crisis. However, Allison uses the crisis as a case study for future studies into governmental decisionmaking, and in doing so revolutionized the field of international relations. (references) | ||
| Essence of mirbane | It is used in perfumery, and is manufactured in large quantities in the preparation of aniline. Fornerly called also nitrobenzol . Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
| Essence of spruce | A thick, dark-colored, bitterish, and acidulous liquid made by evaporating a decoction of the young branches of spruce. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
| In essence | With regard to fundamentals although not concerning details. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Of the essence | Of the greatest importance; "in chess cool nerves are of the essence". Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| The Essence of Christianity | The Essence of Christianity (German:Das Wesen des Christentums) is a writing by Ludwig Feuerbach, which was published in 1841. It explains Feuerbach's philosophy and critique of religion. (references) | ||
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Specialty Expressions: essence
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Artificial essence | Chemical Industry | Concentrated preparation, with or without solvents or carriers, used exclusively to impart flavor, with exception of only salty, sweet or acid tastes. It is not intended to be consumed as such; defined chemical compound with flavoring (odor and/or taste producing) properties not intended to be consumed as such. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Pearl essence | Chemical Industry | A suspension, in a vehicle usually formed of cellulose nitrate and amyl acetate, of flakes of guanine. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Vermouth essence | Food & Agriculture | A special extract for aromatic herbs used for flavoring vermouth. Source: European Union. (references) | |
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