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Elixir

nounid 52407·updated May 18, 2026
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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

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synonym
philosopher's stonephilosophers' stone
plural
Elixirs
possessive
Elixir's
pluralpossessive
Elixirs'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary3 sensesview framework →
§1
a substance believed to cure all ills
§2
hypothetical substance that the alchemists believed to be capable of changing base metals into gold
§3
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

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