marrow vs quintessence

marrow

noun
  • The essence; the best part. 

  • The inner meaning or purpose. 

  • The pith of certain plants. 

  • Bone marrow biopsy. 

  • The substance inside bones which produces blood cells. 

  • A friend, pal, buddy, mate. 

  • A kind of vegetable like a large courgette/zucchini or squash. 

quintessence

noun
  • The essence of a thing in its purest and most concentrated form. 

  • A thing that is the most perfect example of its type; the most perfect embodiment of something; epitome, prototype. 

  • A pure substance. 

  • The fifth alchemical element, or essence, after earth, air, fire, and water that fills the universe beyond the terrestrial sphere. 

  • A hypothetical form of dark energy postulated to explain observations of an accelerating universe. 

verb
  • To reduce to its purest and most concentrated essence. 

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