French Meaning of elixir

élixir

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Definitions and Meaning of elixir in English

Wordnet

elixir (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

hypothetical substance that the alchemists believed to be capable of changing base metals into gold

a substance believed to cure all ills

Webster

elixir (n.)

A tincture with more than one base; a compound tincture or medicine, composed of various substances, held in solution by alcohol in some form.

An imaginary liquor capable of transmuting metals into gold; also, one for producing life indefinitely; as, elixir vitae, or the elixir of life.

The refined spirit; the quintessence.

Any cordial or substance which invigorates.

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élixir

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,

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elixation => élixir, elixate => élixir , elix => Elixir, elitist => élitiste, elitism => élitisme,