Lotion vs Elixir - What's the difference?
lotion | elixir |
A low- to medium-viscosity topical preparation intended for application to unbroken skin.
(archaic) A washing, especially of the skin for the purpose of beautification.
To cover or treat with a lotion.
* 2005 , Ryan Phillips, Fall from Grace (page 52)
* 2011 , Jeanne Starr Gater, Bring Back Summertime (page 89)
(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 lotion and elixir
is that lotion is a low- to medium-viscosity topical preparation intended for application to unbroken skin while elixir is elixir (pharmacy: sweet taste-masking liquid).As a verb lotion
is to cover or treat with a lotion.lotion
English
(wikipedia lotion)Noun
(en-noun)Derived terms
*See also
* cream (generally a bit thicker than a lotion )Verb
(en verb)- Grace lotions her arms and legs and joins him in the large walk-in closet where they change out of their clothes and into their pajamas—loose-fitting cotton bottoms for Mike and a lace-trimmed baby doll nightie for Grace.
- I would finish my daily ranging session by lotioning his legs, and lotioning and rubbing his feet.
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* *elixir
English
Noun
(en noun)- For Chinese alchemists, gold held the key to the Elixir , the Eastern equivalent of the Philosopher's Stone.