( n. )
Hence: An extract from anything, containing its rarest virtue, or most subtle and essential constituent in a small quantity; pure or concentrated essence.
( n. )
Hence: An extract from anything, containing its rarest virtue, or most subtle and essential constituent in a small quantity; pure or concentrated essence.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012