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elixir

[ ih-lik-ser ]

noun

  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.


elixir

/ ɪˈ±ôɪ°ì²õÉ™ /

noun

  1. an alchemical preparation supposed to be capable of prolonging life indefinitely ( elixir of life ) or of transmuting base metals into gold
  2. anything that purports to be a sovereign remedy; panacea
  3. an underlying principle; quintessence
  4. a liquid containing a medicinal drug with syrup, glycerine, or alcohol added to mask its unpleasant taste
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of elixir1

1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin < Arabic al iksÄ«r alchemical preparation < Late Greek ³æḗr¾±´Ç²Ô drying powder (for wounds), equivalent to Greek ³æŧ°ù ( ó²õ ) dry + -ion, neuter of -ios adj. suffix
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of elixir1

C14: from Medieval Latin, from Arabic al iksÄ«r the elixir, probably from Greek ³æŧ°ùion powder used for drying wounds, from ³æŧ°ùos dry
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“I realized dipping a toe in is fine, but be careful of the elixir of it,†he says.

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What the spending has produced, though, is a renewed source of motivation among players — serving as a potential elixir for any World Series hangover.

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An "elixir of life" made from a "secret recipe" is given to the groundhog every summer which is what gives Phil his "longevity and youthful good looks", it says on the club's website.

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Plus, a tasting of several nonalcoholic spritzes and elixirs for the sober and sober curious.

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