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
- 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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