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noun
A theoretical substance which would confer eternal life on the drinker.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: alchemy, pseudoscience
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noun
A preparation consisting of gold particles in oil and alcohol.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical, uncountable
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History
From potable + gold. From being something drinkable that is like gold. * (alchemy): from being an elixir that confers the untarnishability and eternity of gold to a person
