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elixir (oh)



[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Medieval Latin; Origin: Arabic al-iksir 'the elixir', probably from Greek xerion 'powder for drying wounds', from xeros 'dry']
[C] literary a magical liquid that is supposed to cure people of illness, make them younger etc
::the search for the elixir of life
[C] something that is supposed to solve problems as if by magic
::The current new wave of technology should prove an economic elixir.