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Meaning of ALEMBIC

Pronunciation:  u'lembik

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  an obsolete kind of container used for distillation; two retorts connected by a tube
 

ALEMBIC is a 7 letter word that starts with A.

 

 See Also: retort

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\A*lem"bic\ ([.a]*l[e^]m"b[i^]k), n. [F. alambic (cf.
Sp. alambique), Ar. al-anb[=i]q, fr. Gr. 'a`mbix cup, cap of
a still. The cap or head was the alembic proper. Cf.
{Limbec}.]
An apparatus formerly used in distillation, usually made of
glass or metal. It has mostly given place to the retort and
worm still.
Note: Used also metaphorically.
            The alembic of a great poet's imagination.
                                               --Brimley.
 

 

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