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a·lem·bic

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–noun

1.	a vessel with a beaked cap or head, formerly used in distilling.

2.	anything that transforms, purifies, or refines.

[Origin: 1350–1400; ME, var. of alambic < ML alambicus < dial. Ar al the anbīq still < Gk ámbix cup

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a·lem·bic Audio Help (ə-lěm'bĭk) Pronunciation Key
n.

An apparatus consisting of two vessels connected by a tube, formerly used for distilling liquids.
A device that purifies or alters by a process comparable to distillation.

[Middle English alambic, from Old French, from Medieval Latin alembicus, from Arabic al-'anbīq : al-, the + 'anbīq, still (from Greek ambix, cup).]

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alembic

c.1374, from M.Fr. alambic, via O.Sp., from Arabic al-anbiq "distilling flask," from Gk. ambix "cup," of unknown, possibly Sem., origin.

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alembic
noun
an obsolete kind of container used for distillation; two retorts connected by a tube

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Main Entry: alem·bic
Pronunciation: &-'lem-bik
Function: noun
: an apparatus formerly used in distillation

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