Found 2 items, similar to elixir.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: elixir elixir n 1: 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 2: a substance believed to cure all ills
English → English (gcide) Definition: Elixir Elixir \E*lix"ir\, n. [F. ['e]lixir, Sp. elixir, Ar. eliks[=i]r the philosopher's stone, prob. from Gr. ? dry, (hence probably) a dry powder; cf. Skr. ksh[=a] to burn.] 1. (Med.) A tincture with more than one base; a compound tincture or medicine, composed of various substances, held in solution by alcohol in some form. [1913 Webster] 2. (Alchemy) An imaginary liquor capable of transmuting metals into gold; also, one for producing life indefinitely; as, elixir vit[ae], or the elixir of life. [1913 Webster] 3. The refined spirit; the quintessence. [1913 Webster] The . . . elixir of worldly delights. --South. [1913 Webster] 4. Any cordial or substance which invigorates. [1913 Webster] The grand elixir, to support the spirits of human nature. --Addison. [1913 Webster]