noun the refined spirit; the quintessence.
2. elixir ·noun any cordial or substance which invigorates.
3. elixir ·noun a tincture with more than one base; a compound tincture or medicine, composed of various substances, held in solution by alcohol in some form.
4. elixir ·noun an imaginary liquor capable of transmuting metals into gold; also, one for producing life indefinitely; as, elixir vitae, or the elixir of life.