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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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, composed of various substances, held in solution by alcohol in some form 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. 3. The refined spirit; the quintessence. The . . . elixir of worldly delights. --South. 4. Any cordial or substance which invigorates. The grand elixir, to support the spirits of human nature. --Addison. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: elixir n : a substance believed to cure all ills
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