Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - elixir
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Elixir
elixir
noun Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin, from Arabic al-iksir the ~, from al the + iksir ~, probably from Greek xerion desiccative powder, from xeros dry Date: 14th century 1. a. (1) a substance held capable of changing base metals into gold (2) a substance held capable of prolonging life indefinitely b. (1) cure-all (2) a medicinal concoction 2. a sweetened liquid usually containing alcohol that is used in medication either for its medicinal ingredients or as a flavoring 3. the essential principle
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n. 1 Alchemy a a preparation supposedly able to change metals into gold. b (in full elixir of life) a preparation supposedly able to prolong life indefinitely. c a supposed remedy for all ills. 2 Pharm. an aromatic solution used as a medicine or flavouring. Etymology: ME f. med.L f. Arab. al-iksir f. al the + iksir prob. f. Gk xerion powder for drying wounds f. xeros dry ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. эликсир, чудодейственный напиток; панацея elixir of life —- эликсир жизни, секрет бессмертия 2. фарм. эликсир, крепкий настой (на спирту, кислотах) 3. редк. философский камень (алхимиков) ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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(elixirs) An elixir is a liquid that is considered to have magical powers. (LITERARY) ...the elixir of life. N-COUNT: oft N of n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ n 1 literary a magical liquid that is supposed to cure people of illness, make them younger etc 2 something that is supposed to solve problems as if by magic (Don't imagine that lowering inflation is an elixir for all our economic ills.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- late 14c., from M.L. elixir "philosopher's stone," believed by alchemists to transmute baser metals into gold and/or to cure diseases and prolong life, from Ar. al-iksir, probably from Gk. xerion "powder for drying wounds," from xeros "dry." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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