quartessence
/kwɔːˈtɛsns/rare
noun
An essence one degree less pure than a quintessence.
Origin
Early 17th century; earliest use found in Thomas Tymme (d. 1620), translator and devotional writer. From classical Latin quartus fourth + essence, after quintessence.
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- as and when
- a sandwich (or two sandwiches) short of a picnic
- Asansol
- Asante
- ASAP
- asarabacca
- as artful (or clever) as a wagonload (or cartload) of monkeys
- as a rule
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- as Australian as meat pie
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- (as) bald as a coot
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- asbestosis
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- (as) blind as a bat
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