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elixir

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elixirnoun
elixirs
pl
panacéeAu sens figuré : remède universel supposé résoudre tous les problèmes.
Many view education as an elixir for social inequality, but it cannot solve everything.
Beaucoup considèrent l'éducation comme une panacée contre les inégalités sociales, mais elle ne peut pas tout résoudre.
élixirSens littéral, pharmaceutique ou alchimique.
The ancient alchemist spent his life searching for the elixir of life.
L'ancien alchimiste a passé sa vie à chercher l'élixir de vie.
Additional translations
quintessenceSens figuré : qualité essentielle ou la plus pure d'une chose.
Synonyms
nostrum
tonic
remedy
cure
panacea
medicine
potion

Definitions

elixirnoun
A magical or medicinal potion believed to have the power to cure all ills or grant eternal life.
The ancient alchemist spent his life searching for the elixir of life.
A substance or solution used as a remedy or for its beneficial properties.
The herbalist prepared an elixir to help soothe the patient's sore throat.
A sweetened, aromatic solution of alcohol and water, used as a vehicle for medicinal substances.
The pharmacist mixed the medicine with an elixir to make it more palatable for the child.
Something regarded as a remedy for all problems or difficulties; a panacea.
Many view education as an elixir for social inequality, but it cannot solve everything.
In alchemy, a substance believed capable of transmuting base metals into gold.
Legend held that the fabled elixir could turn lead into gold.
The essential or most important quality of something; the quintessence.
Optimism is often described as the elixir of youth.
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