01 n. A tincture with more than one base; a compound tincture or medicine, composed of various substances, held in solution by alcohol in some form.
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A tincture with more than one base; a compound tincture or medicine, composed of various substances, held in solution by alcohol in some form.(Med.)
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An imaginary liquor capable of transmuting metals into gold; also, one for producing life indefinitely; as, elixir vitæ, or the elixir of life.(Alchemy)
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The refined spirit; the quintessence.“The . . . elixir of worldly delights.” — South.
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Any cordial or substance which invigorates.“The grand elixir, to support the spirits of human nature.” — Addison.