elixir
noun
a sweetened, aromatic solution of alcohol and water containing, or used as a vehicle for, medicinal substances.
elixirs
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pluralof elixir.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The current menu at Jai consists of hot tea, sold by the glass or pot, along with the herbal elixirs — one invigorating, one calming and one berry.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2025
More than a century ago, hucksters peddled magic elixirs from wagons.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 31, 2024
Pills, tonics, elixirs, Zumba, Noom and now Ozempic.
From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2023
In the 1980s, Mr. Mateschitz, then a salesman for a company that made personal hygiene products and toothpaste, discovered the elixirs sold in Asian pharmacies as pick-me-ups for workers and truckers.
From New York Times ● Oct. 24, 2022
Childless lords sat in aged halls musing on heraldry; in secret chambers withered men compounded strong elixirs, or in high cold towers asked questions of the stars.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
