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- Dictionaryelixir/ɪˈlɪksɪə/
noun
- 1. a magical or medicinal potion: "an elixir guaranteed to induce love" Similar
- 2. a particular type of medicinal solution: "a cough elixir" Similar
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Elixir is a literary term for a magical liquid that can cure, improve, or preserve something. Learn how to use it in sentences and find out its translations in different languages.
Miraculous, magical, and maybe a little mysterious, an elixir is a sweet substance or solution that cures the problem at hand. Elixir is a word often used with a knowing wink — a sort of overstatement of a product's effectiveness, or a decision maker's policy.
Elixir is a word with roots in alchemy, meaning a substance that can change metals into gold or prolong life. It can also mean a cure-all, a medicinal liquid, or the essential principle of something.
Elixir is a literary term for a magical liquid that can cure, improve, or preserve something. Learn how to use it in sentences and find out its translations in different languages.
An elixir is a liquid that is considered to have magical powers, such as prolonging life or transmuting metals. It can also be a sweetened solution of alcohol and medicine, or a panacea for all ailments.
Learn the meaning of elixir, a magic liquid that cures illnesses or makes people live forever, with pictures and example sentences. Find out how to pronounce elixir and see it in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary.
Elixir definition: a sweetened, aromatic solution of alcohol and water containing, or used as a vehicle for, medicinal substances.. See examples of ELIXIR used in a sentence.
