elixir •\i-ˈlik-sər\• noun
1. a substance believed to cure all ills
2. 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
3. hypothetical substance that the alchemists believed to be capable of changing base metals into gold
The word elixir has appeared in 76 New York Times articles in the past year, including on April 27 in the Arts review "The Emperor Is Dead. His Army Marches On" by Holland Cotter:
Victories bred further ambitions. Why stop at China? Why not rule the cosmos, or a healthy slice of it?
That was the aim of the penultimate and greatest Qin ruler, Ying Zheng, who was born in 259 B.C., assumed the throne at 13 and bestowed on himself a freshly invented title: Qin Shihuangdi, or First Emperor of Qin, which really meant first emperor of China. Power, for him, was the elixir of life. He couldn't get enough, and seemed neurotically afraid to stop trying.
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By MARY WILLIAMS WALSH 20 Sep, 2012
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