Elixir

n.	1.	(Med.) A tincture with more than one base; a compound tincture or medicine, composed of various substances, held in solution by alcohol in some form.
	2.	(Alchemy) An imaginary liquor capable of transmuting metals into gold; also, one for producing life indefinitely; as, elixir vitæ, or the elixir of life.
	3.	The refined spirit; the quintessence. The . . . elixir of worldly delights. - South.
	4.	Any cordial or substance which invigorates. The grand elixir, to support the spirits of human nature. - Addison.

Noun	1.	elixir - 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 taste
	2.	elixir - a substance believed to cure all ills

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