elixir of life

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   a hypothetical substance believed to maintain life indefinitely; once sought by alchemists

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Questions about elixir of life

What does elixir of life mean?

elixir of life means "a hypothetical substance believed to maintain life indefinitely; once sought by alchemists".

Is elixir of life a common word?

elixir of life is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.