Synonyms for elixir

Grammar : Noun

Spell : ih-lik-ser

Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈlɪk sər

Définition of elixir

Origin : mid-13c., from Medieval Latin elixir "philosopher's stone," believed by alchemists to transmute baser metals into gold and/or to cure diseases and prolong life, from Arabic al-iksir, probably from late Greek xerion "powder for drying wounds," from xeros "dry" (see xerasia). General sense of "strong tonic" is 1590s; used for quack medicines from at least 1630s.

noun remedy

Example sentences :

And have you the elixir vita which generally accompanies it?
Extract from : « A Virtuoso's Collection (From "Mosses From An Old Manse") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne

She had discovered an elixir which should renew her life to larger ends.
Extract from : « The Bay State Monthly, Vol. 1, Issue 1. » by Various

Saved my life by shooting a dog with a bottle of Daffy's elixir!'
Extract from : « Micah Clarke » by Arthur Conan Doyle

My dear mother packed a bottle of Daffy's elixir in the barrel of my pistol.'
Extract from : « Micah Clarke » by Arthur Conan Doyle

He grinds the grains of maturity or the herbs that make the elixir of life.
Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various

If a thief can rob him of the elixir he gains supernatural powers.
Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various

Then the farmer realized that it was a fox, who was preparing the elixir of life.
Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various

And now the King began to distil the elixir of life with their aid.
Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various

In order to prepare the elixir the master must have absolute endurance.
Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various

To him I whispered my secret, and at his request I injected him with my elixir.
Extract from : « The Captain of the Pole-Star and Other Tales » by Arthur Conan Doyle

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