Elixir

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  • noun. A sweetened aromatic solution of alcohol and water, serving as a vehicle for medicine.
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  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A substance believed to maintain life indefinitely.
  • noun. A substance or medicine believed to have the power to cure all ills.
  • noun. An underlying principle.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. In alchemy, a soluble solid substance which was believed to have the property of transmuting baser metals into silver or gold and of prolonging life.
  • noun. In medicine, formerly, a tincture with more than one base; in modern pharmacy, an aromatic, sweetened, spirituous preparation containing small quantities of active medicinal substances.
  • noun. The inmost principle; absolute embodiment or exemplification.
  • To give the character of an elixir to.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A tincture with more than one base; a compound tincture or medicine, composed of various substances, held in solution by alcohol in some form.
  • noun. An imaginary liquor capable of transmuting metals into gold; also, one for producing life indefinitely.
  • noun. The refined spirit; the quintessence.
  • noun. Any cordial or substance which invigorates.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A liquid which converts lead to gold.
  • noun. A liquid which is believed to cure all ills and gives eternal life.
  • 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.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. hypothetical substance that the alchemists believed to be capable of changing base metals into gold
  • 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
  • noun. a substance believed to cure all ills
  • Word Usage
    "In the eternal quest for a fountain of youth, no elixir is beyond the realm of consideration."
    Form
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    liquid  substance  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    fixer  mixer  sixer  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    alchemy  antidote  balm  balsam  beverage  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    axiom  balm  balsam  base  basis