Elixir

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun The refined spirit; the quintessence.

II. Elixir ·noun Any cordial or substance which invigorates.

III. 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.

IV. 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.