elixir
noun /ɪˈlɪksə(r)/, /ɪˈlɪksɪə(r)/
/ɪˈlɪksər/
(literary)- a magic liquid that is believed to cure illnesses or to make people live forever
- the elixir of life/youth
Word Originlate Middle English: via medieval Latin from Arabic al-'iksīr, from al ‘the’ + 'iksīr from Greek xērion ‘powder for drying wounds’ (from xēros ‘dry’).