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ELIXIR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A substance believed to cure all ills
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("elixir" is a kind of...):
catholicon; cure-all; nostrum; panacea (hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists)
potion (a medicinal or magical or poisonous beverage)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "elixir"):
elixir of life (a hypothetical substance believed to maintain life indefinitely; once sought by alchemists)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Hypothetical substance that the alchemists believed to be capable of changing base metals into gold
Synonyms:
elixir; philosopher's stone; philosophers' stone
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("elixir" is a kind of...):
substance (a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties)
Sense 3
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("elixir" is a kind of...):
liquid (fluid matter having no fixed shape but a fixed volume)
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