elixir

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 [ɪˈlɪksə]

n

1. (Chemistry / Alchemy) an alchemical preparation supposed to be capable of prolonging life indefinitely (elixir of life) or of transmuting base metals into gold

2. anything that purports to be a sovereign remedy; panacea

3. an underlying principle; quintessence

4. (Medicine / Pharmacology) a liquid containing a medicinal drug with syrup, glycerine, or alcohol added to mask its unpleasant taste

[from Medieval Latin, from Arabic al iksīr the elixir, probably from Greek xērion powder used for drying wounds, from xēros dry]

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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 a magical elixir of eternal youth

2. syrup, essence, solution, concentrate, mixture, extract, potion, distillation, tincture, distillate For severe teething pains, try an infant paracetamol elixir.

Translations

elixir [ɪˈlɪksəʳ] N → elixir m

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elixir [ɪˈlɪksə^r] n (literary) → élixir m

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elixir

n → Elixier nt, → Auszug m; elixir of life → Lebenselixier nt

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elixir [ɪˈlɪksəʳ] n → elisir m inv

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elixir [ɪˈlɪksəʳ] n → elisir m inv

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elixir

n elixir [iˈliksə]

a liquid that would supposedly make people able to go on living for ever, or a substance that would turn the cheaper metals into gold the elixir of life. hartversterker, afkooksel إكْسير الحَياه еликсир elixír eliksir; mirakelmedicin das Elixier ελιξήριο elixir eliksiir اکسیر eliksiiri élixir סָם חַיִים अमृत čudotvoran napitak, eliksir varázsital ramuan gaib, obat mujarab elixír, gullgerðarefni elisir 錬金薬 연금약제, 만능약 eliksyras eliksīrs ramuan ajaib elixer eliksir eliksir elixir elixir эликсир elixír čarobni napitek eliksir elixir ยาอายุวัฒนะ iksir 長生不老藥；靈丹妙藥 еліксир життя اکسیر thuốc tiên; thuật giả kim 长生不老药；灵丹妙药