Elixir vs Syrups - What's the difference?
elixir | syrups |
(alchemy) A liquid which converts lead to gold.
* 2002 , Philip Ball, The Elements: A Very Short Introduction , Oxford 2004, p. 59:
A liquid which is believed to cure all ills and gives eternal life.
(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.
As nouns the difference between elixir and syrups
is that elixir is a liquid which converts lead to gold while syrups is plural of syrup.elixir
English
Noun
(en noun)- For Chinese alchemists, gold held the key to the Elixir , the Eastern equivalent of the Philosopher's Stone.