E-līx'ir, n.
n. [Fr., Sp., & Pg. elixir, It. elixire, from Ar. el-iksir, the philosopher’s stone, for turning metals into gold, the life-prolonging tincture of gold, from kasara, to break, break the edge, destroy.]
Sense 1. (Med.) A tincture with more than one base; a compound tincture or medicine, composed of various substances, held in solution by alcohol in some form.
Sense 2. (Alchemy.) A liquor for transmuting metals into gold.
Sense 3. The refined spirit, or quintessence. “The elixir of worldly delights.” South.
Sense 4. Any cordial or substance which invigorates. “The grand elixir, to support the spirits of human nature.” Addison.