English Explanatory Dictionary

potable gold

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A theoretical substance which would confer eternal life on the drinker.
  2. A preparation consisting of gold particles in oil and alcohol.

Word forms

potable gold

Etymology

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

Synonyms

elixir of life

Related words

colloidal gold
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