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Definition of Elixir

1. 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.

2. Noun. Hypothetical substance that the alchemists believed to be capable of changing base metals into gold.

3. Noun. A substance believed to cure all ills.

Definition of Elixir

1. n. A tincture with more than one base; a compound tincture or medicine, composed of various substances, held in solution by alcohol in some form.

Definition of Elixir

1. a medicinal beverage [n -S]

Medical Definition of Elixir

1. 1. A tincture with more than one base; a compound tincture or medicine, composed of various substances, held in solution by alcohol in some form. 2. An imaginary liquor capable of transmuting metals into gold; also, one for producing life indefinitely; as, elixir vitae, or the elixir of life. 3. The refined spirit; the quintessence. "The . . . Elixir of worldly delights." (South) 4. Any cordial or substance which invigorates. "The grand elixir, to support the spirits of human nature." (Addison) Origin: F. Elixir, Sp. Elixir, Ar. Eliksir the philosopher's stone, prob. From Gr. Dry, (hence probably) a dry powder; cf. Skr. Ksha to burn. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Elixir

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Elizabethan Elizabethan age Elizabethan sonnet Elizabeth Barrett Browning Elizabeth Cady Stanton Elizabeth Cleghorn Stevenson Gaskell Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman Elizabeth Gaskell Elizabeth Haldane Elizabeth I

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