elix·ir /ɪˈlɪksɚ/
煉金藥,不老長壽藥,萬能藥
elix·ir /ɪˈlɪksɚ/ 名詞
(拉)酏劑,配劑,酏(劑),甘香酒劑,煉金藥,長生不老藥,萬應靈藥
E·lix·ir n.
1. Med. A tincture with more than one base; a compound tincture or medicine, composed of various substances, held in solution by alcohol in some form.
2. Alchemy An imaginary liquor capable of transmuting metals into gold; also, one for producing life indefinitely; as, elixir vitæ, or the elixir of life.
3. The refined spirit; the quintessence.
The . . . elixir of worldly delights. --South.
4. Any cordial or substance which invigorates.
The grand elixir, to support the spirits of human nature. --Addison.
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elixir
n 1: a sweet flavored liquid (usually containing a small amount
of alcohol) used in compounding medicines to be taken by
mouth in order to mask an unpleasant taste
2: a substance believed to cure all ills