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Elixir of life — The elixir of life, from Arabic: الإكسير, also known as the elixir of immortality or Dancing Water or Persian: Aab e Hayaat آب حیات and sometimes equated with the philosopher s stone, is a legendary potion, or drink, that grants the drinker… … Wikipedia
elixir of life — noun a hypothetical substance believed to maintain life indefinitely; once sought by alchemists • Hypernyms: ↑elixir * * * elixir of life, the elixir sought by the alchemists: »The energy spent by medieval alchemists in their search for the… … Useful english dictionary
Elixir — E*lix ir, n. [F. [ e]lixir, Sp. elixir, Ar. eliks[=i]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,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
elixir — ► NOUN ▪ a magical or medicinal potion, especially (in former times) either one supposedly able to change metals into gold or (also called elixir of life) supposedly able to prolong life indefinitely. ORIGIN Arabic, from Greek x rion powder for… … English terms dictionary
elixir — [i lik′sər] n. [ME < ML < Ar al iksīr < al, the + iksīr, philosopher s stone, prob. < Gr xērion, powder for drying wounds < xēros, dry: see XERO ] 1. a substance sought by medieval alchemists because it was thought to have the… … English World dictionary
elixir — [n] remedy cure all, elixir of life, extract, medicine, mixture, panacea, philosopher’s stone, potion, principle, solution; concepts 307,311,693,712 … New thesaurus
elixir — /i lik seuhr/, n. 1. Pharm. a sweetened, aromatic solution of alcohol and water containing, or used as a vehicle for, medicinal substances. 2. Also called elixir of life. an alchemic preparation formerly believed to be capable of prolonging life … Universalium
Elixir — An elixir (From Arabic,الإكسير Al Ikseer ) is a pharmaceutical preparation containing 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… … Wikipedia
elixir — /əˈlɪksə / (say uh liksuh), /ɛ / (say e ), /i / (say ee ) noun 1. an alchemic preparation formerly believed to be capable of transmuting base metals into gold, or of prolonging life (elixir vitae or elixir of life). 2. a sovereign remedy;… …
elixir — e|lix|ir [ıˈlıksə US ər] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Medieval Latin; Origin: Arabic al iksir the elixir , probably from Greek xerion powder for drying wounds , from xeros dry ] 1.) literary a magical liquid that is supposed to cure people of illness,… … Dictionary of contemporary English
