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Summary

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elixir:
- Wiktionary:
  elixir → Elixier, Heilmittel, Zaubertrunk
  elixir → Elixier
- Synonyms for "elixir":
  liquid
  philosopher's stone; philosophers' stone; substance; matter
  potion; panacea; nostrum; catholicon; cure-all

English

Detailed Translations for elixir from English to German

elixir:

Translation Matrix for elixir:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	philosopher's stone; philosophers' stone

Synonyms for "elixir":

liquid
philosopher's stone; philosophers' stone; substance; matter
potion; panacea; nostrum; catholicon; cure-all

Related Definitions for "elixir":

a substance believed to cure all ills¹
hypothetical substance that the alchemists believed to be capable of changing base metals into gold¹
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 taste¹

Wiktionary Translations for elixir:

elixir

noun

pharmacy: sweet taste-masking liquid
- elixir → Elixier; Heilmittel
liquid which is believed to cure all ills
- elixir → Zaubertrunk; Heilmittel; Elixier
alchemy: liquid which was believed to turn non-precious metals to gold
- elixir → Elixier

elixir

in Wein oder Alkohol gelöster Auszug aus Heilpflanzen
- Elixier → elixir

Related Translations for elixir

stomach elixir

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