Elixir /(?)/
E·lix·ir
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. (Med.)
- An imaginary liquor capable of transmuting metals into gold; also, one for producing life indefinitely; as, elixir vitæ, or the elixir of life. (Alchemy)
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The refined spirit; the quintessence.
The . . . elixir of worldly delights.
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Any cordial or substance which invigorates.
The grand elixir, to support the spirits of human nature.