Quintessence
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:''The Transformers characters are spelled [[Quintessons]].''
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'''Quintessence''', literally ''fifth essence'' (from [[Latin]] ''quinta essentia''), can refer :
* [[Aether (classical element)]], the fifth classical element after earth, fire, water and air
* [[Quintessence (physics)]], a hypothetical form of dark energy; postulated to explain the accelerating universe
* [[Quintessence (English band)]], a 1970s progressive rock band specializing in Indian themes and sounds
* [[Quintessence (Finnish band)]], a Nu soul band led by singer Emma Salokoski
* [[Quintessence (Borknagar album)|''Quintessence'' (Borknagar album)]]
* [[Quintessence (The Soil Bleeds Black album)|''Quintessence'' (The Soil Bleeds Black album)]]
* [[Quintessenz]] (German for ''quintessence''), an Austrian on-line civil liberties advocacy organization
* "Quintessence", from the [[Mage: the Ascension]] role-playing game series; a fundamental form of energy
* In the game [[Fire Emblem (video game)|Fire Emblem]], quintessence is the name given to the life force of living beings
* In [[DC Comics]], the Quintessence is a group of cosmic beings who counsel one another, including (usually) [[Shazam]], [[Zeus]], [[Highfather]], [[The Phantom Stranger]], and [[Ganthet]].
*"Quintessence", the title of a Salvation Army brass band composition written by Robert Readhead for the [[Melbourne Staff Band]] to perform at the 1978 Salvation Army International Congress
* A song from the Norwegian black metal band Darkthrone's Album [[Panzerfaust (album)|''Panzerfaust'']]
==See also==
*[[Fifth Element]]
*[[Quinta Essentia (Video Game)]]
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