elixir Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun 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
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noun hypothetical substance that the alchemists believed to be capable of changing base metals into gold
philosophers' stone; philosopher's stone.
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noun a substance believed to cure all ills
WordNet
E*lix"ir noun
Etymology
F.Definitions
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(Med.) A tincture with more than one base; a compound tincture or medicine, composed of various substances, held in solution by alcohol in some form. -
(Alchemy) An imaginary liquor capable of transmuting metals into gold; also, one for producing life indefinitely; as, .elixir vitæ, or theelixir of life -
The refined spirit; the quintessence. The . . . elixir of worldly delights. South.
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Any cordial or substance which invigorates. The grand elixir, to support the spirits of human nature. Addison.