Back إكسير Arabic Elixír Czech Elixier German Elixir Basque اکسیر Persian Élixir (liqueur) French Էլիքսիր Armenian Elisir (liquore) Italian Elixir Latin എലിക്സിർ Malayalam

Elixir

For other uses, see Elixir (disambiguation).
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An elixir is a sweet liquid used for medical purposes, to be taken orally and intended to cure one's illness.[1] When used as a pharmaceutical preparation, an elixir contains at least one active ingredient designed to be taken orally.

  1. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Elixir" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 9 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 281–282.

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