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Quintessence

The word Quintessence is used in different fields:
  • In physics, Quintessence is a hypothetical form of energy postulated to exist as a possible explanation of observations of an accelerating universe.
  • In alchemy, Quintessence, meaning "fifth element", was another term for ether; it is the substance of which the heavenly bodies were supposed to be composed.

 

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