"elixir" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɪˈlɪksə(ɹ)/, /ə-/, /-ɪə(ɹ)/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-elixir.wav [US] Forms: elixirs [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪksə(ɹ) Etymology: From Medieval Latin elixir, from Arabic اَلْإِكْسِير (al-ʔiksīr), from Ancient Greek ξηρίον (xēríon, “medicinal powder”), from ξηρός (xērós, “dry”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ML.|elixir}} Medieval Latin elixir, {{der|en|ar|إكسير|اَلْإِكْسِير}} Arabic اَلْإِكْسِير (al-ʔiksīr), {{der|en|grc|ξηρίον||medicinal powder}} Ancient Greek ξηρίον (xēríon, “medicinal powder”), {{m|grc|ξηρός||dry}} ξηρός (xērós, “dry”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} elixir (plural elixirs)
  1. (alchemy) A liquid which converts lead to gold. Categories (topical): Alchemy
    Sense id: en-elixir-en-noun-kS8imePT Topics: alchemy, pseudoscience
  2. (alchemy) A substance or liquid which is believed to cure all ills and give eternal life. Categories (topical): Alchemy Translations (liquid which is believed to cure all ills): еликси́р (eliksír) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 仙丹 (xiāndān) (Chinese Mandarin), 萬能藥 (Chinese Mandarin), 万能药 (wànnéngyào) (Chinese Mandarin), eliksir [common-gender] (Danish), elixer (Dutch), eliksiiri (Finnish), ელექსირი (eleksiri) (Georgian), Elixier [neuter] (German), Zaubertrunk [masculine] (German), Heilmittel [neuter] (German), ελιξήριο (elixírio) [neuter] (Greek), अमृत (amŕt) [masculine] (Hindi), elixír (Hungarian), elisir [masculine] (Italian), 万能薬 (bannōyaku) (Japanese), eliksir [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), eliksir [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), اکسیر (eksir) (Persian), eliksir [masculine] (Polish), elixir [masculine] (Portuguese), эликси́р (eliksír) [masculine] (Russian), панаце́я (panacéja) [feminine] (Russian), brìgh [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), ìocshlaint [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), elixir [masculine] (Spanish), eliksir (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-elixir-en-noun-8oGLYqWu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 24 34 39 Topics: alchemy, pseudoscience Disambiguation of 'liquid which is believed to cure all ills': 13 58 18 10
  3. (by extension) The alleged cure for all ailments; cure-all, panacea. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-elixir-en-noun-eOaRPp1F Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 24 34 39
  4. (pharmacy) A sweet flavored liquid (usually containing a small amount of alcohol) used in compounding medicines to be taken by mouth in order to mask an unpleasant taste. Categories (topical): Pharmacy Translations (pharmacy: sweet taste-masking liquid): eliksir [common-gender] (Danish), elixer (Dutch), eliksiiri (Finnish), élixir [masculine] (French), ელექსირი (eleksiri) (Georgian), Elixier [neuter] (German), Heilmittel [neuter] (German), ελιξήριο (elixírio) [neuter] (Greek), elisir [masculine] (Italian), エリクシル (erikushiru) (Japanese), エリキシル (erikishiru) (Japanese), eliksir [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), eliksir [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), elixir [masculine] (Portuguese), эликси́р (eliksír) [masculine] (Russian), eliksir (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-elixir-en-noun-8cF-7Wzt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 24 34 39 Disambiguation of 'pharmacy: sweet taste-masking liquid': 17 17 6 60
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: elixir of life, elixir of vitriol, elixir proprietatis, elixir vitae Translations (alchemy: liquid which was believed to turn non-precious metals to gold): إِكْسِير (ʔiksīr) [masculine] (Arabic), еликси́р (eliksír) [masculine] (Bulgarian), elixir [masculine] (Catalan), 鍊金藥 (Chinese Mandarin), 炼金药 (liànjīnyào) (Chinese Mandarin), eliksir [common-gender] (Danish), eliksiiri (Finnish), ელექსირი (eleksiri) (Georgian), Elixier [neuter] (German), ελιξήριο (elixírio) [neuter] (Greek), elixír (Hungarian), elisir [masculine] (Italian), エリクサー (erikusā) (Japanese), 엘릭서 (ellikseo) (Korean), eliksir [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), eliksir [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), elixir [masculine] (Portuguese), эликси́р (eliksír) [masculine] (Russian), elixir [masculine] (Spanish), eliksir (Turkish)
Disambiguation of 'alchemy: liquid which was believed to turn non-precious metals to gold': 41 37 5 16

Inflected forms

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        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ìocshlaint"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "liquid which is believed to cure all ills",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "elixir"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "liquid which is believed to cure all ills",
      "word": "eliksir"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "pharmacy: sweet taste-masking liquid",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "eliksir"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "pharmacy: sweet taste-masking liquid",
      "word": "elixer"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "pharmacy: sweet taste-masking liquid",
      "word": "eliksiiri"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "pharmacy: sweet taste-masking liquid",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "élixir"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "eleksiri",
      "sense": "pharmacy: sweet taste-masking liquid",
      "word": "ელექსირი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "pharmacy: sweet taste-masking liquid",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Elixier"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "pharmacy: sweet taste-masking liquid",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Heilmittel"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "elixírio",
      "sense": "pharmacy: sweet taste-masking liquid",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ελιξήριο"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "pharmacy: sweet taste-masking liquid",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "elisir"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "erikushiru",
      "sense": "pharmacy: sweet taste-masking liquid",
      "word": "エリクシル"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "erikishiru",
      "sense": "pharmacy: sweet taste-masking liquid",
      "word": "エリキシル"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "pharmacy: sweet taste-masking liquid",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "eliksir"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "pharmacy: sweet taste-masking liquid",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "eliksir"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "pharmacy: sweet taste-masking liquid",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "elixir"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "eliksír",
      "sense": "pharmacy: sweet taste-masking liquid",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "эликси́р"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "pharmacy: sweet taste-masking liquid",
      "word": "eliksir"
    }
  ],
  "word": "elixir"
}

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