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An elixir is a sweet liquid used for medical purposes, to be taken orally and intended to cure one's illness. [1] When used as a pharmaceutical preparation , an elixir contains at least one active ingredient designed to be taken orally.
Much more is known about Islamic alchemy because it was better documented: indeed, most of the earlier writings that have come down through the years were preserved as Arabic translations. [53] The word alchemy itself was derived from the Arabic word al-kīmiyā (الكيمياء). The early Islamic world was a melting pot for alchemy.
The elixir of life (Medieval Latin: elixir vitae), also known as elixir of immortality, is a potion that supposedly grants the drinker eternal life and/or eternal youth. This elixir was also said to cure all diseases. Alchemists in various ages and cultures sought the means of formulating the elixir.
The word alchemy was derived from the Arabic word كيمياء or kīmiyāʾ [1] [2] and may ultimately derive from the ancient Egyptian word kemi, meaning black. [2] After the fall of the Western Roman Empire and the Islamic conquest of Roman Egypt, the focus of alchemical development moved to the Caliphate and the Islamic civilization.
The Alchymist, in Search of the Philosopher's Stone by Joseph Wright of Derby, 1771. The philosopher's stone [a] is a mythic alchemical substance capable of turning base metals such as mercury into gold or silver; [b] it was also known as "the tincture" and "the powder".
The third mummy meaning was "the body of a human being or animal embalmed (according to the ancient Egyptian or some analogous method) as a preparation for burial" (1615), and "a human or animal body desiccated by exposure to sun or air" (1727). Mummia was originally used in mummy's first meaning "a medicinal preparation…" (1486), then in the ...
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Kimia is an Ancient Greek word and a feminine given name in Persian language.It means elixir of life, alchemy, or the philosopher’s stone. [1] In ancient Persian poetry, kimia means "rare" or "unique."