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elixir
English
Etymology
From Medieval Latin elixir, from Arabic ????????????? (al-?iks?r), from Ancient Greek ?????? (x?ríon, “medicinal powder”), from ????? (x?rós, “dry”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??l?ks?(?)/, /?-/, /-??(?)/
- Rhymes: -?ks?(?)
Noun
elixir (plural elixirs)
- (alchemy) A liquid which converts lead to gold.
- 2002, Philip Ball, The Elements: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford 2004, p. 59:
- For Chinese alchemists, gold held the key to the Elixir, the Eastern equivalent of the Philosopher's Stone.
- 2002, Philip Ball, The Elements: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford 2004, p. 59:
- (alchemy) A substance or liquid which is believed to cure all ills and give eternal life.
- (by extension) The alleged cure for all ailments; cure-all, panacea.
- 2015, The Boston Globe, Steven Pinker, The moral imperative for bioethics:
- 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.
- 2015, The Boston Globe, Steven Pinker, The moral imperative for bioethics:
- (pharmacy) 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.
- 1906, JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association (volume 47, pages 872-875)
- 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.
- 1906, JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association (volume 47, pages 872-875)
Derived terms
- elixir of life
Translations
Asturian
Verb
elixir
- to choose
- to elect
Synonyms
- escoyer
Dutch
Etymology
From Medieval Latin elixir, from Arabic ????????????? (al-?iks?r), from Ancient Greek ?????? (x?ríon, “medicinal powder”), from ????? (x?rós, “dry”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?e??l?k.s?r/, /?e??l?k.s?r/
- Hyphenation: elixir
Noun
elixir n (plural elixirs, diminutive elixirtje n)
- Alternative form of elixer
Derived terms
- maagelixir
Galician
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin eligo. Doublet of esleer.
Compare Portuguese eleger and Spanish elegir.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?.li.??i?]
Verb
elixir (first-person singular present elixo, first-person singular preterite elixín, past participle elixido)
- to choose, elect
- 1418, Á. Rodríguez González (ed.), Libro do Concello de Santiago (1416-1422). Santiago de Compostela: Consello da Cultura Galega, page 85:
- para que dos ditos dose omes o dito señor arçobispo o a quel que seu poder para elo touvese tomase et eligise dous deles que os lle aprovuese et os dese por alcalles enna dita çidade en quel anno
- so that of that twelve men said lord archbishop, or anyone who his power has at the momment, takes and chooses two of them, and that he approves and gives them as mayors of said city for that year
- para que dos ditos dose omes o dito señor arçobispo o a quel que seu poder para elo touvese tomase et eligise dous deles que os lle aprovuese et os dese por alcalles enna dita çidade en quel anno
- Synonym: escoller
- 1418, Á. Rodríguez González (ed.), Libro do Concello de Santiago (1416-1422). Santiago de Compostela: Consello da Cultura Galega, page 85:
Conjugation
Etymology 2
From Medieval Latin elixir, from Arabic ????????????? (al-?iks?r), from Ancient Greek ?????? (x?ríon, “medicinal powder”), from ????? (x?rós, “dry”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?.lik.?si?]
Noun
elixir m (plural elixires)
- elixir
References
- “eligir” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
- “elig” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
- “elexir” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
- “elixir” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “elixir” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Portuguese
Noun
elixir m (plural elixires)
- (alchemy) elixir (liquid which was believed to turn non-precious metals to gold)
- (fiction) a magical potion
Romanian
Etymology
From French élixir
Noun
elixir n (plural elixire)
- elixir
Declension
Spanish
Noun
elixir m (plural elixires)
- Alternative spelling of elíxir
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tintures
Spanish
Verb
tintures
- Informal second-person singular (tú) present subjunctive form of tinturar.
- Informal second-person singular (tú) negative imperative form of tinturar.
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