vinegar eel
vinegar worm
Anguillula aceti
Turbatrix aceti | minute eelworm that feeds on organisms that cause fermentation in e.g. vinegar |
| vinegar fly | flies whose larvae feed on pickles and imperfectly sealed preserves |
perfume
essence | a toiletry that emits and diffuses a fragrant odor |
kernel
substance core
center
centre
essence
gist
heart heart and soul
inwardness marrow
meat
nub
pith
sum
nitty-gritty f a e a c | 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 |
| concentrate | a concentrated example of something, the concentrate of contemporary despair |
effect
essence
burden
core
gist | the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work |
| concentrate | a concentrated form of a foodstuff, the bulk is reduced by removing water |
| tomato concentrate | a concentrated form of tomatoes |
| chili vinegar | fiery vinegar flavored with chili peppers |
vinegar
acetum | sour-tasting liquid produced usually by oxidation of the alcohol in wine or cider and used as a condiment or food preservative |
| cider vinegar | vinegar made from cider |
| wine vinegar | vinegar made from wine |
frozen orange juice
orange-juice concentrate | orange juice that has been concentrated and frozen |
Stilwell
Joseph Warren Stilwell
Vinegar Joe Stilwell
Uncle Joe | United States general who commanded the Allied forces in China and Burma and India during World War II (-) |
smooth sumac
scarlet sumac
vinegar tree
Rhus glabra | common nonpoisonous shrub of eastern North America with waxy compound leaves and green paniculate flowers followed by red berries |
staghorn sumac velvet sumac
Virginian sumac
vinegar tree Rhus typhina | deciduous shrubby tree or eastern North America with compound leaves that turn brilliant red in fall and dense panicles of greenish yellow flowers followed by crimson acidic berries |
dressed ore
concentrate | the desired mineral that is left after impurities have been removed from mined ore |
pyroligneous acid
wood vinegar | a red-brown liquid formed in distillation of wood which contains acetic acid, methanol, acetone, wood oils, and tars |
| vinegar | dilute acetic acid |
| essence | any substance possessing to a high degree the predominant properties of a plant or drug or other natural product from which it is extracted |
reduce boil down
concentrate | cook until very little liquid is left, The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time |
| boil down reduce a decoct concentrate | be cooked until very little liquid is left, The sauce should reduce to one cup |
| concentrate | make denser, stronger, or purer, concentrate juice |
digest
condense
concentrate | make more concise, condense the contents of a book into a summary |
| condense concentrate contract | compress or concentrate, Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan |
centralize
centralise
concentrate | make central, The Russian government centralized the distribution of food |
concentrate
focus
center
centre
pore
rivet | direct one's attention on something, Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies |
| concentrate | draw together or meet in one common center, These groups concentrate in the inner cities |
focus on
center on
revolve around
revolve about
concentrate on
center | center upon, Her entire attention centered on her children, Our day revolved around our work |
all-important(a)
all important(p)
crucial
essential
of the essence(p) | of the greatest importance, the all-important subject of disarmament, crucial information, in chess cool nerves are of the essence |
in principle
in theory in essence | with regard to fundamentals although not concerning details, in principle, we agree |