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elixir
(encz) | elixir,elixír n: Zdeněk Brož |
Elixir
(gcide) | Elixir \E*lix"ir\, n. [F. ['e]lixir, Sp. elixir, Ar.
eliks[imac]r the philosopher's stone, prob. from Gr. ? dry,
(hence probably) a dry powder; cf. Skr. ksh[=a] to burn.]
1. (Med.) A tincture with more than one base; a compound
tincture or medicine, composed of various substances, held
in solution by alcohol in some form.
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2. (Alchemy) An imaginary liquor capable of transmuting
metals into gold; also, one for producing life
indefinitely; as, elixir vit[ae], or the elixir of life.
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3. The refined spirit; the quintessence.
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The . . . elixir of worldly delights. --South.
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4. Any cordial or substance which invigorates.
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The grand elixir, to support the spirits of human
nature. --Addison.
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elixir
(wn) | elixir
n 1: 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
2: hypothetical substance that the alchemists believed to be
capable of changing base metals into gold [syn:
philosopher's stone, philosophers' stone, elixir]
3: a substance believed to cure all ills |
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elixir of life
(encz) | elixir of life, n: |
Elixir
(gcide) | Elixir \E*lix"ir\, n. [F. ['e]lixir, Sp. elixir, Ar.
eliks[imac]r the philosopher's stone, prob. from Gr. ? dry,
(hence probably) a dry powder; cf. Skr. ksh[=a] to burn.]
1. (Med.) A tincture with more than one base; a compound
tincture or medicine, composed of various substances, held
in solution by alcohol in some form.
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2. (Alchemy) An imaginary liquor capable of transmuting
metals into gold; also, one for producing life
indefinitely; as, elixir vit[ae], or the elixir of life.
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3. The refined spirit; the quintessence.
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The . . . elixir of worldly delights. --South.
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4. Any cordial or substance which invigorates.
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The grand elixir, to support the spirits of human
nature. --Addison.
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elixir of life
(wn) | elixir of life
n 1: a hypothetical substance believed to maintain life
indefinitely; once sought by alchemists |
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