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alembic |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Alembic \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: alembic n : an obsolete kind of container used for distillation; two retorts connected by a tube
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