Elixir
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[[Image:WarehouseSpirits.JPG|right|thumb|150px|Vodka can be used for making elixirs]]
An '''elixir''' (From [[Arabic]],'''الإكسير''' ''Al-Ikseer'') is a pharmaceutical preparation containing an active ingredient (such as [[morphine]]) that is dissolved in a solution that contains some percentage (usually 40-60°) of [[ethyl alcohol]] and is designed to be taken orally. Elixirs are often made from vodka or grappa.
'''Elixir''' may also refer to:
* [[Elixir bhu]], a cultural festival organized each year in the second half of February at the Institute of Medical Sciences
* [[Elixir (metal band)]], a British heavy metal band.
* [[Elixir of life]], also known as the ''elixir of immortality''
* [[Elixir (band)]], Goa trance music
* [[Elixir Studios]], a British video game developer
* [[Elixir (comics)]], a fictional mutant in the Marvel Universe
* [[Elixir Strings]], for electric, acoustic, and bass guitars as well as banjo and mandolin
* ''[[L'elisir d'amore]]'', ''The Elixir of Love'', an opera
==See also==
* [[Tincture]], in which alcohol is the major solvent and the ingredient is often highly concentrated
* [[Potion]], a drinkable medicine or poison
* [[Panacea (medicine)]], mythological remedy that would cure all diseases
* [[Internal alchemy]]
* [[Concoction]]
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[[zh:萬能藥]]