Essence vs. Emulsion

Essencenoun

The inherent nature of a thing or idea.

Emulsionnoun

A stable suspension of small droplets of one liquid in another with which it is immiscible.

‘Mayonnaise is an emulsion where egg is used to keep oil and water mixed.’;

Essencenoun

(philosophy) The true nature of anything, not accidental or illusory.

Emulsionnoun

(chemistry) A colloid in which both phases are liquid.

Essencenoun

Constituent substance.

Emulsionnoun

(photography) The coating of photosensitive silver halide grains in a thin gelatine layer on a photographic film.

Essencenoun

A being; especially, a purely spiritual being.

Emulsionnoun

Any liquid preparation of a color and consistency resembling milk; as: (a) In pharmacy, an extract of seeds, or a mixture of oil and water united by a mucilaginous substance. (b) In photography, a liquid preparation of collodion holding salt of silver, used in the photographic process.

Essencenoun

A significant feature of something.

Emulsionnoun

(chemistry) a colloid in which both phases are liquids;

‘an oil-in-water emulsion’;

Essencenoun

The concentrated form of a plant or drug obtained through a distillation process.

‘essence of Jojoba’;

Emulsionnoun

a light-sensitive coating on paper or film; consists of fine grains of silver bromide suspended in a gelatin

Essencenoun

An extract or concentrate obtained from a plant or other matter used for flavouring.

‘vanilla essence’;

Emulsionnoun

a fine dispersion of minute droplets of one liquid in another in which it is not soluble or miscible

‘oil beaten to an emulsion with a half tablespoonful of vinegar’;

Essencenoun

Fragrance, a perfume.

Emulsionnoun

a fine dispersion of one liquid or pureed food substance in another

‘ravioli with pea and ginger emulsion’;

Essencenoun

The constituent elementary notions which constitute a complex notion, and must be enumerated to define it; sometimes called the nominal essence.

Emulsionnoun

a type of paint used for walls, consisting of pigment bound in a synthetic resin which forms an emulsion with water

‘three coats of white emulsion’;

Essencenoun

The constituent quality or qualities which belong to any object, or class of objects, or on which they depend for being what they are (distinguished as real essence); the real being, divested of all logical accidents; that quality which constitutes or marks the true nature of anything; distinctive character; hence, virtue or quality of a thing, separated from its grosser parts.

‘The laws are at present, both in form and essence, the greatest curse that society labors under.’; ‘Gifts and alms are the expressions, not the essence of this virtue [charity].’; ‘The essence of Addison's humor is irony.’;

Emulsionnoun

a light-sensitive coating for photographic films and plates, containing crystals of a silver compound dispersed in a medium such as gelatin.

Essencenoun

Constituent substance.

‘And uncompounded is their essence pure.’;

Emulsionverb

paint with emulsion

‘if the lining paper is not opaque, the wall should also be emulsioned’;

Essencenoun

A being; esp., a purely spiritual being.

‘As far as gods and heavenly essencesCan perish.’; ‘He had been indulging in fanciful speculations on spiritual essences, until . . . he had and ideal world of his own around him.’;

Emulsion

An emulsion is a mixture of two or more liquids that are normally immiscible (unmixable or unblendable) owing to liquid-liquid phase separation. Emulsions are part of a more general class of two-phase systems of matter called colloids.

Essencenoun

The predominant qualities or virtues of a plant or drug, extracted and refined from grosser matter; or, more strictly, the solution in spirits of wine of a volatile or essential oil; as, the essence of mint, and the like.

‘The . . . word essence . . . scarcely underwent a more complete transformation when from being the abstract of the verb "to be," it came to denote something sufficiently concrete to be inclosed in a glass bottle.’;

Essencenoun

Perfume; odor; scent; or the volatile matter constituting perfume.

‘Nor let the essences exhale.’;

Essenceverb

To perfume; to scent.

Essencenoun

the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience;

‘the gist of the prosecutor's argument’; ‘the heart and soul of the Republican Party’; ‘the nub of the story’;

Essencenoun

any substance possessing to a high degree the predominant properties of a plant or drug or other natural product from which it is extracted

Essencenoun

the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work

Essencenoun

a toiletry that emits and diffuses a fragrant odor

Essencenoun

the intrinsic nature or indispensable quality of something, especially something abstract, which determines its character

‘conflict is the essence of drama’;

Essencenoun

a property or group of properties of something without which it would not exist or be what it is

‘Locke's scepticism about our ability to penetrate to the real essences of things’;

Essencenoun

an extract or concentrate obtained from a plant or other matter and used for flavouring or scent

‘vanilla essence’;

Essence

Essence (Latin: essentia) is a polysemic term, used in philosophy and theology as a designation for the property or set of properties that make an entity or substance what it fundamentally is, and which it has by necessity, and without which it loses its identity. Essence is contrasted with accident: a property that the entity or substance has contingently, without which the substance can still retain its identity.