Meaning & Definition of Elixir in English
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Elixir
/ɪlɪksər/
noun
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
synonym:
- elixir
2. Hypothetical substance that the alchemists believed to be capable of changing base metals into gold
synonym:
- philosopher's stone,
- philosophers' stone,
- elixir
3. A substance believed to cure all ills
synonym:
- elixir