English

Noun
en-noun|sg=the elixir of life|-

1. alchemy A substance which when drunk brings immortality

Translations
trans-top|exlixir that brings immortality
Chinese: �� (jīn ji�ng); �丹 (jīn d�n); ������, ����� (cháng sh�ng bù l�o yào)<!-- not 100% positive either is idiomatic - may be circumlocutions -->
French: élixir de la longue vie m
German: Lebenselixier n
Italian: l�elisir di lunga vita m
Japanese:
*���死��� (����������, fur�fushi no reiyaku)<!-- from "the alchemist" -->
*��水 (������, inochi no mizu)<!-- from harry potter #1 -->
*�丹 (����, sentan)
*�� (����, senyaku)<!-- maybe only figurative? -->
*�丹 (����, rentan)<!-- maybe not the same as the western one -->
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Korean: ����� �� (bul-lo-jang-sang-ui yeong-yak); �� (seon-dan)
Latin: elixir vitae m
Polish: eliksir życia m; eliksir d�ugowieczno�ci m
Portuguese: elixir da vida m
Russian: жизненн�й �лик�и� (žíznennyj eliksír) m
Slovak: elixír života m
Spanish: elíxir de la vida m
Swedish: livselixir n, elixiret förlängde livet<!-- 2nd only from "Alkemisten" -->
Thai: THchar|ยาอายุวั��ะ (yaa aa-yóo wát ná), THchar|ยา�ุ��ีวิ� (yaa chóop cheewít)
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See also
philosophers' stone|philosophers� stone<!-- probably should be capitalised too -->
fountain of youth

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