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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 elix·ir /ɪˈlɪksɚ/
 煉金藥,不老長壽藥,萬能藥

From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Medical Dictionary 英漢醫學字典

 elix·ir /ɪˈlɪksɚ/ 名詞
 (拉)酏劑,配劑,酏(劑),甘香酒劑,煉金藥,長生不老藥,萬應靈藥

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 E·lix·ir 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.
 

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 elixir
      n 1: 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: a substance believed to cure all ills