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elixir

e·lix·ir [ i líksər ] (plural e·lix·irs)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. cure-all: a panacea or a quick or magical cure

2. sweetened drug: a sweetened solution of a drug in alcohol and water

3. miraculous substance: a substance once believed to prolong life indefinitely, or to transform base metals into gold

[14th century. Via medieval Latin< Arabic al-iksir< Greek xērion "dry powder for treating wounds" < xēros "dry"]
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