English

Etymology

From , from {{term|sc=Arab|اكسير|الإكسير|tr=al-’iksīr|lang=ar}}, from {{term|sc=polytonic|ξήριον||medicinal powder|lang=grc}}, from {{term|sc=polytonic|ξηρός||dry|lang=grc}}.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɪˈlɪksə/

Noun

1. A liquid which converts lead to gold.
2. * 2002, Philip Ball, The Elements: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford 2004, p. 59:
3. *: For Chinese alchemists, gold held the key to the Elixir, the Eastern equivalent of the Philosopher's Stone.
4. A liquid which is believed to cure all ills and gives eternal life.
5. 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.

Derived terms

• elixir of life

Translations

• Chinese:
• : Mandarin: (liànjīngyào)
• Danish: {{t|da|eliskir|c}}
• Finnish:

• German: {{t+|de|Elixier|n}}
• Hungarian:
• Russian: {{t|ru|эликсир|m|tr=eliksír|sc=Cyrl}}

• Chinese:
• : Mandarin: (wànnéngyào)
• Danish: {{t|da|eliskir|c}}
• Finnish:

• German: {{t+|de|Elixier|n}}, {{t+|de|Zaubertrunk|m}}, {{t+|de|Heilmittel|n}}
• Hungarian:
• Russian: {{t|ru|эликсир|m|tr=eliksír|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t|ru|панацея|f|tr=panacéja|sc=Cyrl}}

• Danish: {{t|da|eliskir|c}}
• Finnish:
• French: {{t+|fr|élixir|m}}

• German: {{t+|de|Elixier|n}}, {{t+|de|Heilmittel|n}}
• Russian: {{t|ru|эликсир|m|tr=eliksír|sc=Cyrl}}

• : (’iksīr)
• : ελιξίριο (eliksírio)
• :
  • סם פלא|סַם פֶּלֶא
  • מרפא פלא|מַרְפֵּא פֶּלֶא
• : elisir

• : エリクシル (erikushiru)
• : 연금술의 영액 (yeon-geumsul-ui yeong-aek)
• : elixir
• : (eksīr)
• : elixir
• : brìgh , ìocshlaint
• : elixír
• : elixir
• : elixir
• : iksir

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