elixir (redirected from Elixirs)

e·lix·ir  (-lksr)

n.

1. A sweetened aromatic solution of alcohol and water, serving as a vehicle for medicine.

2.

a. See philosophers' stone.

b. A substance believed to maintain life indefinitely. Also called elixir of life.

c. A substance or medicine believed to have the power to cure all ills.

3. An underlying principle.

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[Middle English, a substance of transmutative properties, from Old French elissir, from Medieval Latin elixir, from Arabic al-'iksr : al, the + 'iksr, elixir (probably from Greek xrion, desiccative powder, from xros, dry).]

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elixir [ill-ix-er]

Noun

1. an imaginary substance that is supposed to be capable of prolonging life and changing base metals into gold

2. a liquid medicine mixed with syrup [Arabic al iksīr]

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elixir

1. a tincture composed of a sweetened solution of alcohol to which has been added a small amount of the drug to be administered.
2. a panacea, cure-all, or universal remedy. See also alchemy.

See also: Remedies

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1. the hypothetical substance sought by alchemists that was believed to transform base metals into gold and give eternal life. Also called philosopher’s stone, elixir of life.
2. Rare. the quintessence or underlying principle. See also remedies.

See also: Alchemy

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	elixir - a sweet flavored liquid (usually containing a small amount of alcohol) used in compounding medicines to be taken by mouth in order to mask an unpleasant taste liquid - fluid matter having no fixed shape but a fixed volume
	2.	elixir - hypothetical substance that the alchemists believed to be capable of changing base metals into gold philosopher's stone, philosophers' stone substance - a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties; "shigella is one of the most toxic substances known to man"
	3.	elixir - a substance believed to cure all ills catholicon, cure-all, nostrum, panacea - hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists potion - a medicinal or magical or poisonous beverage elixir of life - a hypothetical substance believed to maintain life indefinitely; once sought by alchemists

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elixir

noun 1. panacea, cure-all, nostrum, sovereign remedy

noun 2. syrup, essence, solution, concentrate, mixture, extract, potion, distillation, tincture, distillate

Translations

elixir [ɪˈlɪksɪəʳ] n → elixir m

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elixir [ɪˈlɪksəʳ] n → Elixier nt

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elixir [ɪˈlɪksəʳ] n → elisir m inv