elixir — Английский словарь

Существительное

1. A liquid which converts lead to gold.

   Примеры

   For Chinese alchemists, gold held the key to the Elixir, the Eastern equivalent of the Philosopher's Stone.

2. A substance or liquid which is believed to cure all ills and give eternal life.

3. The alleged cure for all ailments; cure-all, panacea.

   Употребление

   • broadly

   Примеры

   Другие примеры (1)

   The silver-bullet cancer cures of yesterday’s newsmagazine covers, like interferon and angiogenesis inhibitors, disappointed the breathless expectations, as have elixirs such as antioxidants, Vioxx, and hormone replacement therapy.

4. 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.

   Примеры

   Другие примеры (1)

   The subcommittee's report to the Council on Pharmacy and Chemistry shows that the action of somnos is practically identical with that of a 5 per cent elixir of hydrated chloral.

Существительное

1. 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

   Более общие понятия

   liquid

2. hypothetical substance that the alchemists believed to be capable of changing base metals into gold

   Синонимы

   philosopher's stonephilosophers' stone

   Более общие понятия

   substance

3. a substance believed to cure all ills

   Более общие понятия

   potionpanaceanostrumcatholiconcure-all