Essence
Essence noun - The quality or qualities that make a thing what it is.
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Synonyms for Essence
Material and essence are semantically related in substance topic. In some cases you can use "Material" instead a noun "Essence".
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In StarCraft, the Primal Zerg absorbed genetic material or "essence" from the creatures they ate.
Source: Power Copying -
They originate from the spirit world, being in essence fairies who were exiled to the material world after a disaster and "went native".
Source: The Fair Folk - In RainbowDoubleDash's Lunaverse, the jinn of Naquah each have a bound item, a material focus that holds their essence together.
Source: Amulet of Dependency
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