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| − | [ | + | [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Medieval Latin, from Arabic ''al-iksīr'' the elixir, from ''al'' the + ''iksīr'' elixir, probably from Greek ''xērion'' desiccative powder, from ''xēros'' dry |
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==Definitions== | ==Definitions== | ||
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Origin
Middle English, from Medieval Latin, from Arabic al-iksīr the elixir, from al the + iksīr elixir, probably from Greek xērion desiccative powder, from xēros dry
Definitions
- 1a (1) : a substance held capable of changing base metals into gold (2) : a substance held capable of prolonging life indefinitely
- b (1) : cure-all (2) : a medicinal concoction
- 2: a sweetened liquid usually containing alcohol that is used in medication either for its medicinal ingredients or as a flavoring
- 3: the essential principle
Description
An elixir (Arabic: الإكسير, Al-Ikseer, effective recipe, Greek: ξήριον, medical powder, xerion "powder for drying wounds", from ξηρός, xeros dry) is a clear, sweet-flavored liquid used for medicinal purposes, to be taken orally and intended to cure one's ills. When used as a pharmaceutical preparation, an elixir contains at least one active ingredient designed to be taken orally.[1]
