Term: quintessence: the purest and most concentrated essence of something
Broader: kernel: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience | Unrelated: vector algebra: the part of algebra that deals with the theory of vectors and vector spaces
Broader: kernel: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience | Unrelated: tie: equality of score in a contest
Broader: kernel: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience | Unrelated: probe: an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities
Broader: kernel: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience | Unrelated: reaffiliation: affiliation anew
Broader: kernel: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience | Unrelated: merino: white sheep originating in Spain and producing a heavy fleece of exceptional quality
Broader: kernel: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience | Unrelated: angle: the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians
Broader: kernel: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience | Unrelated: ovulation: the expulsion of an ovum from the ovary (usually midway in the menstrual cycle)
Broader: kernel: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience | Unrelated: neuropil: the complex network of unmyelinated axones, dendrites, and glial branches that form the bulk of the central nervous system's grey matter and in which nerve cell bodies are embedded
Broader: kernel: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience | Unrelated: indolence: inactivity resulting from a dislike of work
Broader: kernel: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience | Unrelated: diverticulitis: inflammation of a diverticulum in the digestive tract (especially the colon); characterized by painful abdominal cramping and fever and constipation