elixir

Finnish English Dictionary

elixir from English to Finnish

(lb) A liquid which converts lead to gold.
* {{quote-text|en|year=2002|author=Philip Ball|title=The Elements: A Very Short Introduction|page=59|publisher=Oxford|year_published=2004
(lb) A substance or liquid which is believed to cure all ills and give eternal life.
(lb) The alleged cure for all ailments; cure-all, panacea.
* {{quote-text|en|year=2015|author=The Boston Globe; Steven Pinker|title=The moral imperative for bioethics|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2015/07/31/the-moral-imperative-for-bioethics/JmEkoyzlTAu9oQV76JrK9N/story.html
(lb) 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.
* {{quote-text|en|year=1906|title=JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association|volume=47|pages=872–875
to choose
to elect
(alternative form of)
to choose, elect
* 1418, Á. Rodríguez González (ed.), ''Libro do Concello de Santiago (1416-1422)''. Santiago de Compostela: Consello da Cultura Galega, page 85:
*: {{quote|gl|''para que dos ditos dose omes o dito señor arçobispo o a quel que seu poder para elo touvese tomase et eligise dous deles que os lle aprovuese et os dese por alcalles enna dita çidade en quel anno''
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(lb) a magical potion
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