[ɪˈlɪksə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a magical or medicinal potion
(e.g: an elixir guaranteed to induce love)

- a particular type of medicinal solution
(e.g: a cough elixir)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: via medieval Latin from Arabic al-'iksīr, from al ‘the’ + 'iksīr from Greek xērion ‘powder for drying wounds’ (from xēros ‘dry’)