Elixir vs. Solution

Elixirnoun

(alchemy) A liquid which converts lead to gold.

Elixirnoun

(alchemy) A substance or liquid which is believed to cure all ills and give eternal life.

Elixirnoun

(by extension) The alleged cure for all ailments; cure-all, panacea.

Elixirnoun

(pharmacy) 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.

Elixirnoun

A tincture with more than one base; a compound tincture or medicine, composed of various substances, held in solution by alcohol in some form.

Elixirnoun

An imaginary liquor capable of transmuting metals into gold; also, one for producing life indefinitely; as, elixir vitæ, or the elixir of life.

Elixirnoun

The refined spirit; the quintessence.

Elixirnoun

Any cordial or substance which invigorates.

Elixirnoun

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

Elixirnoun

a substance believed to cure all ills

Elixirnoun

a magical or medicinal potion

Elixirnoun

a preparation supposedly able to change metals into gold, sought by alchemists.

Elixirnoun

a preparation supposedly able to prolong life indefinitely

Elixirnoun

a particular type of medicinal solution

Elixir

An elixir is a sweet liquid used for medical purposes, to be taken orally and intended to cure one's illness. When used as a pharmaceutical preparation, an elixir contains at least one active ingredient designed to be taken orally.

Solutionnoun

A homogeneous mixture, which may be liquid, gas or solid, formed by dissolving one or more substances.

Solutionnoun

An act, plan or other means, used or proposed, to solve a problem.

Solutionnoun

The answer to a problem.

Solutionnoun

(marketing) A product, service or suite thereof.

Solutionnoun

Satisfaction of a claim or debt.

Solutionnoun

The act of dissolving, especially of a solid by a fluid; dissolution.

Solutionnoun

The act of separating the parts of any body, or the condition of undergoing a separation of parts; disruption; breach.

Solutionnoun

The act of solving, or the state of being solved; the disentanglement of any intricate problem or difficult question; explanation; clearing up; - used especially in mathematics, either of the process of solving an equation or problem, or the result of the process.

Solutionnoun

The state of being dissolved or disintegrated; resolution; disintegration.

Solutionnoun

The act or process by which a body (whether solid, liquid, or gaseous) is absorbed into a liquid, and, remaining or becoming fluid, is diffused throughout the solvent; also, the product resulting from such absorption.

Solutionnoun

Release; deliverance; discharge.

Solutionnoun

The termination of a disease; resolution.

Solutionnoun

a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution;

Solutionnoun

a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem;

Solutionnoun

a method for solving a problem;

Solutionnoun

the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation

Solutionnoun

the successful action of solving a problem;