elixir

Meanings

Plural: elixirs

Noun

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
hypothetical substance that the alchemists believed to be capable of changing base metals into gold
a substance believed to cure all ills
A liquid which converts lead to gold.
A substance or liquid which is believed to cure all ills and give eternal life.
The alleged cure for all ailments; cure-all, panacea.
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.

Origin / Etymology

From Medieval Latin elixir (“philosopher's stone”), from Arabic اَلْإِكْسِير (al-ʔiksīr, “philosopher's stone”), from Ancient Greek ξηρίον (xēríon, “powder for drying wounds”), from ξηρός (xērós, “dry”).

Synonyms

philosopher's stone, philosophers' stone

Scrabble Score: 13

elixir is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
elixir is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
elixir is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

elixir is a valid Words With Friends word