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elixir

 
Dictionary: e·lix·ir   (ĭ-lĭk'sər) pronunciation
 
n.
  1. A sweetened aromatic solution of alcohol and water, serving as a vehicle for medicine.
    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.
  2. 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).]


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Food and Nutrition: elixir
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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.

 
Thesaurus: elixir
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noun

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

 
Dental Dictionary: elixir
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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.

 
Wikipedia: Elixir
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Vodka can be used for making elixirs

An elixir (From Arabic,الإكسير Al-Ikseer)From Greek, ξήριον, "medical powder", from Greek, ξηρός, "dry".) Elixir is a sweet flavored liquid (usually containing alcohol) used in compounding medicines to be taken orally in order to mask an unpleasant taste and intended to cure one's ills.

When used as a pharmaceutical preparation, it contains an active ingredient (such as morphine) that is dissolved in a solution that contains some percentage (usually 40-60%) of ethyl alcohol and is designed to be taken orally. Elixirs are often made from vodka or grappa.


See also

  • Tincture, in which alcohol is the major solvent and the ingredient is often highly concentrated
  • Panacea (medicine), mythological remedy that would cure all diseases
  • Internal alchemy
  • Concoction also known as tea or in arabic choi helps to relave all pains and creates stress free environment

 
Translations: Elixir
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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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