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==Origin==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Medieval Latin, from Arabic ''al-iksīr'' the elixir, from ''al'' the + ''iksīr'' elixir, probably from Greek ''xērion'' desiccative powder, from ''xēros'' dry
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century]
==Definitions==
*1a (1) : a substance held capable of [[changing]] base metals into gold (2) : a substance held capable of [[Life Extension|prolonging life]] indefinitely
:b (1) : cure-all (2) : a [[medicinal]] concoction
*2: a sweetened [[liquid]] usually containing alcohol that is used in [[medication]] either for its medicinal ingredients or as a [[flavoring]]
*3: the [[essential]] [[principle]]
==Description==
An '''elixir''' (Arabic: الإكسير, ''Al-Ikseer'', effective recipe, [[Greek]]: ξήριον, medical powder, ''xerion'' "powder for drying wounds", from ξηρός, ''xeros'' dry) is a clear, sweet-[[flavored]] [[liquid]] used for medicinal purposes, to be taken orally and intended to [[cure]] one's ills. When used as a pharmaceutical preparation, an elixir contains at least one active ingredient designed to be taken orally.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elixir]
[[Category: Health]]
==Origin==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Medieval Latin, from Arabic ''al-iksīr'' the elixir, from ''al'' the + ''iksīr'' elixir, probably from Greek ''xērion'' desiccative powder, from ''xēros'' dry
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century]
==Definitions==
*1a (1) : a substance held capable of [[changing]] base metals into gold (2) : a substance held capable of [[Life Extension|prolonging life]] indefinitely
:b (1) : cure-all (2) : a [[medicinal]] concoction
*2: a sweetened [[liquid]] usually containing alcohol that is used in [[medication]] either for its medicinal ingredients or as a [[flavoring]]
*3: the [[essential]] [[principle]]
==Description==
An '''elixir''' (Arabic: الإكسير, ''Al-Ikseer'', effective recipe, [[Greek]]: ξήριον, medical powder, ''xerion'' "powder for drying wounds", from ξηρός, ''xeros'' dry) is a clear, sweet-[[flavored]] [[liquid]] used for medicinal purposes, to be taken orally and intended to [[cure]] one's ills. When used as a pharmaceutical preparation, an elixir contains at least one active ingredient designed to be taken orally.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elixir]
[[Category: Health]]
