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elixir
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e·lix·ir  (-lksr)
n.
1. A sweetened aromatic solution of alcohol and water, serving as a vehicle for medicine.
2.
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.

[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).]

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]

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
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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.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
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

elixir
noun 1. panacea, cure-all, nostrum, sovereign remedy
Translations
Spanish elixir [ɪˈlɪksɪəʳ] nelixir m
German elixir [ɪˈlɪksəʳ] nElixier nt
Italian elixir [ɪˈlɪksəʳ] nelisir m inv

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