quintessence


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Synonyms for quintessence

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Synonyms for quintessence

a basic trait or set of traits that define and establish the character of something

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Synonyms for quintessence

the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water

Synonyms

the most typical example or representative of a type

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This volume of Quintessence of Dental Technology consists of 15 articles that discuss digital technology, adhesion, dental materials, artistry, and implant therapy in dentistry.
Quintessence takes into account the additional metaphysical qualities beyond form and function, the magic component.
One version of quintessence involves particles called chameleons.
Mariella Mengozzi, chief executive of Quintessence Yachts, the Dutch manufacturer building the boats, said
With its focus on the newest techniques and materials for esthetic restorative outcomes, "Quintessence of Dental Technology 2015" features original articles on CAD/CAM, conservative adhesive restorations, non-prep veneers, pink esthetics, full-mouth reconstructions, and overall challenging cases.
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Al Hawaj and Sons launched its new premium fragrance, Bentley for Men Intense Eau de Parfum available in the 100ml for BD41.200.The finest leather, woods, inspires this parfum and its refined design is the quintessence of the legendary automobile brand Bentley.
The scalar field or quintessence (a scalar field slowly evolving down its potential) [15, 16] is one of the most favored candidate of DE.
The exhibition, titled ' Quintessence' by this artist- photographer duo from France, who are medical practitioners by profession, presents a collection of works inspired by questions about the future of mankind, our living space and natural catastrophes.
Frank Siekmann's Quintessence for brass quintet was commissioned by the Da Capo Brass Quintet and completed in 2009.
To capture that quintessence of a tree: sub specie aeterni , cyclical--Christ!
Over 1,000 participants took part in the first International Quintessence Dental Arab Congress (IQDAC), which was inaugurated at the Faisaliah Hotel in Riyadh yesterday.
The opening number moves across sets into scenes which were shot on location in New York streets, blending both seamlessly and making us feel that, for a few minutes, we have seen not an inserted dance, but the life of the streets heightened into quintessence."--Stanley Kauffmann, reviewing West Side Story, the movie, in the October 1961 issue of Dance Magazine
Braving wind and rain at Acton yesterday, Mr Johnson said: "Standing on this delectable bus brings a sense of nostalgia but also demonstrates the quintessence of the latest technology, making this fit for the 21st century.
Turning them in his palm, he mused, "Sometimes, when I peer inside these shells, I feel I have glimpsed some hidden secret of the universe, some quintessence of life." Capturing those fleeting magical moments of wonder was the motivation and gist of Ito's art.