(n) 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
n. [ F. élixir, Sp. elixir, Ar. eliksīr the philosopher's stone, prob. from Gr. &unr_; dry, (hence probably) a dry powder; cf. Skr. kshā 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Alchemy) An imaginary liquor capable of transmuting metals into gold; also, one for producing life indefinitely; as, elixir vitæ, or the elixir of life. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. The refined spirit; the quintessence. [ 1913 Webster ]
The . . . elixir of worldly delights. South. [ 1913 Webster ]
4. Any cordial or substance which invigorates. [ 1913 Webster ]
The grand elixir, to support the spirits of human nature. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]
[Yíng zhōu, ㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄡ, 瀛洲] Yingzhou, easternmost of three fabled islands in Eastern sea, home of immortals and source of elixir of immortality [Add to Longdo]
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