Definitions
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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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Magical cure-all”6 letters
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