1. The true characteristic or substance of a body. 2. An element. 3. A fluidextract. 4. An alcoholic solution, or spirit, of the volatile oil of a plant. 5. Any volatile substance responsible for odor or taste of the organism (usually a plant) producing it; by extension, synthetic perfumes or flavors. [L. essentia, fr. esse, to be]
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1) a substance considered to possess in high degree the predominant qualities of a natural product (as a plant or drug) from which it is extracted (as by distillation or infusion)
2 a) ESSENTIAL OIL
b) an alcoholic solution esp. of an essential oil <\essence of peppermint>
c) an artificial preparation (as an alcoholic solution of one or more esters) used esp. in flavoring
d) ELIXIR
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n.
a solution consisting of an essential oil dissolved in alcohol.
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es·sence (esґəns) [L. essentia quality or being] 1. that which is or necessarily exists as the cause of the properties of a body. 2. in traditional Chinese medicine, jing (q.v.). 3. a solution of a volatile oil in alcohol.Medical dictionary. 2011.