Elixir vs. Syrup: What's the Difference?

Main Difference

The main difference between Elixir and Syrup is that the Elixir is a clear, sweet-flavored liquid used for medicinal purposes and Syrup is a thick, viscous liquid consisting primarily of a solution of sugar in water.

• Elixir

  An elixir is a clear, sweet-flavored liquid used for medicinal purposes, to be taken orally and intended to cure one’s illness. When used as a pharmaceutical preparation, an elixir contains at least one active ingredient designed to be taken orally.

• Syrup

  In cooking, a syrup or sirup (from Arabic: شراب‎; sharāb, beverage, wine and Latin: sirupus) is a condiment that is a thick, viscous liquid consisting primarily of a solution of sugar in water, containing a large amount of dissolved sugars but showing little tendency to deposit crystals. Its consistency is similar to that of molasses. The viscosity arises from the multiple hydrogen bonds between the dissolved sugar, which has many hydroxyl (OH) groups, anSyrup can be made by dissolving sugar in water or by reducing naturally sweet juices such as cane

  Syrups can be made by dissolving sugar in water or by reducing naturally sweet juices such as cane juice, sorghum juice, maple sap or agave nectar. Corn syrup is made from corn starch using an enzymatic process that converts it to sugars.

• Elixir (noun)

  A liquid which converts lead to gold.

• Elixir (noun)

  A substance or liquid which is believed to cure all ills and give eternal life.

• Elixir (noun)

  The alleged cure for all ailments; cure-all, panacea.

• Elixir (noun)

  A sweet flavored liquid (usually containing a small amount of alcohol) used in compounding medicines to be taken by mouth in order to mask an unpleasant taste.

• Syrup (noun)

  Any thick liquid that is added to or poured over food as a flavouring and has a high sugar content.

  “maple syrup”

  “pancake syrup”

  “peaches in syrup”

  “cough syrup”

• Syrup (noun)

  Any viscous liquid.

  “rose syrup = rosewater”

• Syrup (noun)

  A wig.

• Elixir (noun)

  a magical or medicinal potion

  “an elixir guaranteed to induce love”

• Elixir (noun)

  a preparation supposedly able to change metals into gold, sought by alchemists.

• Elixir (noun)

  a preparation supposedly able to prolong life indefinitely

  “at one point during the festivities, the river is said to turn into the elixir of life”

• Elixir (noun)

  a particular type of medicinal solution

  “a cough elixir”

• Syrup (noun)

  a thick, sweet liquid made by dissolving sugar in boiling water, often used for preserving fruit.

• Syrup (noun)

  a thick, sweet liquid containing medicine or used as a drink

  “cough syrup”

• Syrup (noun)

  a thick, sticky liquid obtained from sugar cane as part of the processing of sugar.

• Syrup (noun)

  excessive sweetness or sentimentality of style or manner

  “Mr Gurney’s poems are almost all of them syrup”

• Syrup (noun)

  a wig

  “he has been bald for the past twenty years, his shame concealed by a syrup of some opulence”

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