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Noun: elixir  i'lik-su(r)
  1. A substance believed to cure all ills
    "The snake oil salesman claimed his elixir could cure any ailment"
     
  2. Hypothetical substance that the alchemists believed to be capable of changing base metals into gold
    "Medieval alchemists spent their lives searching for the elusive elixir";
    - philosopher's stone, philosophers' stone
     
  3. A sweet flavoured liquid (usually containing a small amount of alcohol) used in compounding medicines to be taken by mouth in order to mask an unpleasant taste
    "The pharmacist added cherry elixir to make the medicine more palatable"

Derived forms: elixirs

Type of: catholicon [rare], cure-all, liquid, nostrum, panacea, potion

Encyclopedia: Elixir