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Definitions for Elixir

[1] Pharmacology . a sweetened, aromatic solution of alcohol and water containing, or used as a vehicle for, medicinal substances.
[2] Also called elixir of life . an alchemic preparation formerly believed to be capable of prolonging life.
[3] an alchemic preparation formerly believed to be capable of transmuting base metals into gold.
[4] the quintessence or absolute embodiment of anything.
[5] a panacea; cure-all; sovereign remedy.
[6] an alchemical preparation supposed to be capable of prolonging life indefinitely (elixir of life ) or of transmuting base metals into gold
[7] anything that purports to be a sovereign remedy; panacea
[8] an underlying principle; quintessence
[9] a liquid containing a medicinal drug with syrup, glycerine, or alcohol added to mask its unpleasant taste

Words related to Elixir

cure-all, potion, panacea, medicine, mixture, extract, solution, principle

Words nearby Elixir

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Origin of Elixir

1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin < Arabic al iksīr alchemical preparation < Late Greek xḗrion drying powder (for wounds), equivalent to Greek xēr(ós ) dry + -ion, neuter of -ios adj. suffix

Word origin for Elixir

C14: from Medieval Latin, from Arabic al iksīr the elixir, probably from Greek xērion powder used for drying wounds, from xēros dry

Synonyms for Elixir

cure-all, panacea, potion, extract, medicine, mixture, principle, solution, elixir of life, philosopher's stone