See elixir in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"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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