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elixir of life

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Noun1.elixir of life - a hypothetical substance believed to maintain life indefinitely; once sought by alchemists
elixir - a substance believed to cure all ills


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The doctor produced another spoonful of the elixir of life, and gravely repeated his first address to me.
The Two Destinies by Collins, Wilkie View in context
He soon manifested his familiarity with the ponderous and imposing machinery of antique physic; in which every remedy contained a multitude of far-fetched and heterogeneous ingredients, as elaborately compounded as if the proposed result had been the Elixir of Life.
The Scarlet Letter by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
The spirit of that wonderful country runs like the elixir of life itself through his veins.
The Illustrious Prince by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context
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