elixir

n.

1. A sweetened aromatic solution of alcohol and water, serving as a vehicle for medicine.
2. 1. See philosophers' stone.
   2. A substance believed to maintain life indefinitely. Also called elixir of life.
   3. A substance or medicine believed to have the power to cure all ills.
3. An underlying principle.

[Middle English, a substance of transmutative properties, from Old French elissir, from Medieval Latin elixir, from Arabic al-'iksīr : al, the + 'iksīr, elixir (probably from Greek xērion, desiccative powder , from xēros, dry).]

Alcoholic extract (tincture) of a naturally occurring substance; originally devised by medieval alchemists (the elixir of life), now used for a variety of medicines, liqueurs, and bitters.

noun

An agent used to restore health: cure, medicament, medication, medicine, nostrum, physic, remedy. See health/sickness.

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n

A pleasantly flavored, sweetened hydroalcoholic solution of a drug intended for oral administration.

A clear, sweetened, usually hydroalcoholic liquid containing flavoring substances and sometimes active medicinal ingredients, for oral use.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - eliksir, livseliksir, mirakelmedicin

Nederlands (Dutch)
elixer, wondermiddel, het principe

Français (French)
n. - élixir

Deutsch (German)
n. - Elixier, Heilmittel

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ελιξίριο

Italiano (Italian)
elisir

Português (Portuguese)
n. - elixir (m), panacéia (f)

Русский (Russian)
эликсир, крепкий спиртовый настой

Español (Spanish)
n. - elixir

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - elixir

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
炼金药, 万能药, 不老长寿药

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 煉金藥, 萬能藥, 不老長壽藥

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 만병 통치약

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 錬金薬液, 不老長寿の薬, 万能薬

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الكسير, حجر الفلاسفه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שיקוי פלא, אליקסיר‬

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elixir	elixir strings
elixir cigar	Elixir 5 Bass String