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itute a complex notion, and must be enumerated to define it; sometimes called the nominal essence.

The fifth or last and highest essence or power in a natural body. See Ferment oils, under Ferment. [Obs.]

The fluid essence or pure spirit obtained by distillation. [Obs.] Boyle.

The life principle, soul, or individual essence.

Of, pertaining to, or resembling, beef. Beef tea, essence of beef, or strong beef broth.

The essence or perfume made from the fruit.

s. The gelatinous matter of the feet is extracted by boiling, and is flavored with sugar, essences, etc.

Partaking of the same essence. -- Co`es*sen"tial*ly, adv. We bless and magnify that coessential Spirit, eternally proceeding from both [The Father and the Son]. Hooker.

Participation of the same essence. Johnson.

Of the same kind or nature; having the same substance or essence; coessential. Christ Jesus . . . coeternal and consubstantial with the Father and with the Holy Ghost. Foxe.

The most important part of a thing; the essence; as, the core of a subject.

The concrete essence of the tonka bean, the fruit of Dipterix (formerly Coumarouna) odorata and consisting essentially of coumarin proper, which is a white crystalline substance, C9H6O2, of vanilla- like odor, regarded as an anhydride of coumaric acid, and used in flavoring. Coumarin in also made artificially.…

The best or choicest part of a thing; the quintessence; as. the cream of a jest or story; the cream of a collection of books or pictures. Welcome, O flower and cream of knights errant. Shelton. Bavarian cream, a preparation of gelatin, cream, sugar, and eggs, whipped; -- to be eaten cold. -- Cold cream, an ointment ma…

An exact enunciation of the constituents which make up the logical essence.

The formal or distinguishing part of the essence of a species; the characteristic attribute of a species; specific difference.

The state of being divine; the nature or essence of God; deity; godhead. When he attributes divinity to other things than God, it is only a divinity by way of participation. Bp. Stillingfleet.

ich flows or issues from any body or substance; issue; efflux. Bright effluence of bright essence increate! Milton. And, as if the gloom of the earth and sky had been but the effluence of these two mortal hearts, it vanished with their sorrow. Hawthorne.

The refined spirit; the quintessence. The . . . elixir of worldly delights. South.

se within itself all the virtues and qualities of a substance from which it is extracted; essence. [Obs.]

A real being, whether in thought (as an ideal conception) or in fact; being; essence; existence. Self-subsisting entities, such as our own personality. Shairp. Fortune is no real entity, . . . but a mere relative signification. Bentley.