the elixir of life

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• Elixir of life — The elixir of life, from Arabic: الإكسير, also known as the elixir of immortality or Dancing Water or Persian: Aab e Hayaat آب حیات and sometimes equated with the philosopher s stone, is a legendary potion, or drink, that grants the drinker… …   Wikipedia

• The Enigma of Life — The Enigma of Life …   Википедия

• elixir of life — noun a hypothetical substance believed to maintain life indefinitely; once sought by alchemists • Hypernyms: ↑elixir * * * elixir of life, the elixir sought by the alchemists: »The energy spent by medieval alchemists in their search for the… …   Useful english dictionary

• Elixir — E*lix ir, n. [F. [ e]lixir, Sp. elixir, Ar. eliks[=i]r the philosopher s stone, prob. from Gr. ? dry, (hence probably) a dry powder; cf. Skr. ksh[=a] to burn.] 1. (Med.) A tincture with more than one base; a compound tincture or medicine,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter — (Japanese: 竹取物語; Taketori Monogatari ) is a 10th century Japanese folktale, also known as The Tale of Princess Kaguya (かぐや姫の物語, Kaguya hime no Monogatari ). It is considered the oldest extant Japanese narrative, [… …   Wikipedia

• elixir — e|lix|ir [ıˈlıksə US ər] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Medieval Latin; Origin: Arabic al iksir the elixir , probably from Greek xerion powder for drying wounds , from xeros dry ] 1.) literary a magical liquid that is supposed to cure people of illness,… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• elixir — [14] Although nowadays we think of an elixir as liquid, it probably originated in the Greek word for ‘dry’, xērós (whence English xerox). From this was derived a term for a ‘dry’ powder for treating wounds, xérion, and it has been speculated that …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• elixir — [14] Although nowadays we think of an elixir as liquid, it probably originated in the Greek word for ‘dry’, xērós (whence English xerox). From this was derived a term for a ‘dry’ powder for treating wounds, xérion, and it has been speculated that …   Word origins

• elixir — n. the elixir of life * * * [ɪ lɪksə] the elixirof life …   Combinatory dictionary

• Elixir — Something which alchemists believed would turn metals to gold; also elixir vitae = the elixir of life. [< Ar. al iksir = a powder for wounds, used as a desiccant] Cf. Quintessence …   Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases

• elixir — [[t]ɪlɪ̱ksə(r)[/t]] elixirs N COUNT: oft N of n An elixir is a liquid that is considered to have magical powers. [LITERARY] ...the elixir of life …   English dictionary