elixir
noun
[ ɪˈlɪksə ]
• a magical or medicinal potion.
• "an elixir guaranteed to induce love"
Similar:
potion,
concoction,
brew,
philtre,
decoction,
medicine,
tincture,
tonic,
draught,
potation,
• a particular type of medicinal solution.
• "a cough elixir"
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’).
