Elixir

(e-liks'-er). A sweetened, aromatic, spirituous preparation, which is practically a flavored syrup designed as an excipient for extracts and tinctures. There are many elixirs, only two of which are official in the U. S. P.; in the N. F. more than seventy are described. E. a rom at i cum, aromatic elixir, comp. spirit of orange 12 c.c, syrup 375 c.c, precipitated calcium phosphate 15 gm., deodorized alcohol and distilled water, q. s.