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Word entry · 6 letters

elixir

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"Magical cure-all"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ɪˈlɪksə(ɹ)/Part of speech nounSorted eiilrxStarts with EEnds with R1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. A special liquid believed to cure, restore, or transform.

Word origin

From Medieval Latin elixir (“philosopher's stone”), from Arabic اَلْإِكْسِير (al-ʔiksīr, “philosopher's stone”), from Ancient Greek ξηρίον (xēríon, “powder for drying wounds”), from ξηρός (xērós, “dry”).

Used in a sentence

  • For Chinese alchemists, gold held the key to the Elixir, the Eastern equivalent of the Philosopher's Stone.
  • The subcommittee's report to the Council on Pharmacy and Chemistry shows that the action of somnos is practically identical with that of a 5 per cent elixir of hydrated chloral.

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