Quintessence

kwm-tes'ens, n. the pure e ence of anything a solution of an e ential oil m spirit of wine [Fr.— L. quinta e entia fifth e ence, ong. applied to ether, which was supposed to he purer than fire, the highest of the four ancient elements See E ence.] Quintlllion, kwin-til'yun, n the Jijth power of a million, or a unit with 30 ciphers annexed. [L. quintas, fifth, and Million