elixir
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- noun
- /ɪˈlɪksɪr/
- Literature
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elixir
- The ancient recipe promised that this elixir would heal even the gravest of diseases.
- elixir of life
- elixir of immortality
- elixir of youth
This is a magical elixir for your skin.
- This is a magical elixir for your skin.
- Well, I mean, what we know is exercise is the single biggest elixir for brain health.
- However, that being said, this little magic elixir, Oh my goodness, the pro genius treatment oil.
Examples
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What, you found the magic elixir?
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Over the next few days, as he continued to drink the elixir, the boy improved dramatically.
Fiction book (1998) -
"The effects of the elixir reach the brain faster."
Fiction book (2001) -
This is a magical elixir for your skin.
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She needs the elixir, or all of her relationships will fall apart.
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With the Elixir of Life, Voldemort will be strong again.
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Is this some kind of magic elixir that'll cure my night blindness finally?
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The golden elixir had made Sun Wukong's body indestructible, and he rose from the pot stronger than ever.
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The Jade Emperor was so grateful that he gave Hou Yi the elixir of immortality.
Fiction book (1996) -
He sipped the magical elixir, hoping it would grant him immortality and cure all his ailments.
Synonyms
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A drink made to heal, harm, or cause magic
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A drink of the gods that stories say gives people life that never ends
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Food and drink of the gods that make them live forever
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A magic drink that makes a person live forever and never grow old
A thing thought to have magical or healing powers in old alchemy
A mythical substance used by alchemists that can change or heal anything
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Etymology
Elixir comes from the Arabic al-iksir, a word first used for a special 'dry' powder that doctors and early alchemists prized because they hoped it could cure many illnesses or give long life. So elixir became a name for a magical or universal medicine.