Webster's 1828 Dictionary
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ELIXA'TION, noun [Latin elixus, from elixio, to boil, to moisten or macerate, from lixo, lix.]
1. The act of boiling or stewing; also, concoction in the stomach; digestion.
2. In pharmacy, the extraction of the virtues of ingredients by boiling or stewing; also, lixiviation.
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