Definition of Elixir

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Elixir

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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Elixir Quotations

I will buy any creme, cosmetic, or elixir from a woman with a European accent.
Erma Bombeck

I can die when I wish to: that is my elixir of life.
Ernest Renan

Work is the true elixir of life. The busiest man is the happiest man.
Theodore Martin

Elixir Translations

elixir in German is Heilmittel
elixir in Spanish is elixir
elixir in Swedish is elixir

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