elixir
elixir Lexical Profile
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• noun
A magical or medicinal potion, traditionally sought by alchemists, that is believed to cure all illnesses or grant eternal life.
"In the ancient legend, the brave knight sought the fabled elixir of life to save his dying king."
A sweetened, aromatic solution of alcohol and water, used as a vehicle for administering medicine.
"The pharmacist prepared a cherry-flavored elixir to help the child swallow the bitter active ingredients of the medication."
The essential principle or a hypothetical substance capable of transmuting base metals into gold.
"Many medieval alchemists spent their entire lives trying to distill the grand elixir from ordinary lead."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Derived from Middle English, via Medieval Latin from the Arabic 'al-iksīr' (the philosopher's stone), which itself likely traces back to the Late Greek 'xērion', meaning a powder for drying wounds.
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