- elixir of immortality
- 1. n.อมฤต [_a¯ma¯reut]
Lewis & Short latin dictionary. 2014.
elixir of immortality
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Elixir of life — The elixir of life, from Arabic: الإكسير, also known as the elixir of immortality or Dancing Water or Persian: Aab e Hayaat آب حیات and sometimes equated with the philosopher s stone, is a legendary potion, or drink, that grants the drinker… … Wikipedia
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elixir — /i lik seuhr/, n. 1. Pharm. a sweetened, aromatic solution of alcohol and water containing, or used as a vehicle for, medicinal substances. 2. Also called elixir of life. an alchemic preparation formerly believed to be capable of prolonging life … Universalium
elixir — [14] Although nowadays we think of an elixir as liquid, it probably originated in the Greek word for ‘dry’, xērós (whence English xerox). From this was derived a term for a ‘dry’ powder for treating wounds, xérion, and it has been speculated that … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
elixir — [14] Although nowadays we think of an elixir as liquid, it probably originated in the Greek word for ‘dry’, xērós (whence English xerox). From this was derived a term for a ‘dry’ powder for treating wounds, xérion, and it has been speculated that … Word origins
elixir of life — noun A substance which when drunk brings immortality: eternal life, eternal youth … Wiktionary
elixir — n. highly purified spirit; substance thought to confer immortality or cure all diseases, or to transmute base metal into gold … Dictionary of difficult words
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