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elixir
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elixir
1. an alchemical preparation supposed to be capable of prolonging life indefinitely (elixir of life) or of transmuting base metals into gold
2. a liquid containing a medicinal drug with syrup, glycerine, or alcohol added to mask its unpleasant taste

elixir [ə′lik·sər]
(pharmacology)
A sweetened, aromatic solution, usually hydroalcoholic, sometimes containing soluble medicants; intended for use only as a flavor or vehicle.


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On Saturday night, the San Francisco-based Aphrodesia will administer an alluring elixer of `Aphrobeat" music.
Food and Drug Administration issued a warning letter to the company stating that its Arizona Rx Stress Relief Elixer label violated a section of the federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act outlining definitions of "enhanced," "Tortified'" and "Rx.
To English liberals the fact that in England tenants did enjoy compensation for improvements, together with Ulster's relative prosperity within Ireland, made tenant right the elixer which would cure Irish agrarian ills.
 
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