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Meaning of alembic in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /əˈlɛmbɪk/

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  1. Noun

    alembic

    Etymology

    Middle English: via Old French from medieval Latin alembicus, from Arabic al-'anbīq, from al-‘the’ + 'anbīq‘still’ (from Greek ambix, ambik-‘cup, cap of a still’)

    Definitions

    1. an obsolete kind of container used for distillation

    Examples

    • « two retorts connected by a tube »

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