Alembic Definition
ə-lĕmbĭk
noun
An apparatus consisting of two vessels connected by a tube, formerly used for distilling liquids.
American Heritage
An apparatus of glass or metal, like a retort, formerly used for distilling.
Webster's New World
A device that purifies or alters by a process comparable to distillation.
American Heritage
Anything that refines or purifies.
Webster's New World
An early chemical apparatus, consisting of two retorts connected by a tube, used to purify substances by distillation.
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Other Word Forms of Alembic
Noun
Singular:
alembic
Plural:
alembicsOrigin of Alembic
Middle English alambic from Old French from Medieval Latin alembicus from Arabic al-’anbīq al- the ’anbīq still (from Greek ambix cup)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From French alambic, from Medieval Latin alembicus, from Arabic إنْبِيق (’inbīq, “still”), from Ancient Greek ἄμβιξ (ambix, “cup, cap of a still”).
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