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   e·lix·ir

   /əˈliksər/

   noun

   • 1. a magical or medicinal potion: "an elixir guaranteed to induce love" Similar potionconcoctionbrewphilterdecoctionmedicinetincturetonicliterary:draftarchaic:potation
   • ▪ a preparation supposedly able to change metals into gold, sought by alchemists.
   • 2. a particular type of medicinal solution: "a cough elixir" Similar mixturesolutionpotiontinctureextractessenceconcentratedistillatedistillation

   Word Origin late Middle English: via medieval Latin from Arabic al-'iksīr, from al ‘the’ + 'iksīr from Greek xērion ‘powder for drying wounds’ (from xēros ‘dry’).

   Scrabble Points: 13

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