Synonyms of elixir

Noun


1. elixir, liquid

usage: 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. philosopher's stone, philosophers' stone, elixir, substance

usage: hypothetical substance that the alchemists believed to be capable of changing base metals into gold

3. elixir, potion, panacea, nostrum, catholicon, cure-all

usage: a substance believed to cure all ills

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Definition and meaning of elixir (Dictionary)