alembic
alembic definition
alem·bic (ə lem′bik)
noun
- an apparatus of glass or metal, like a retort, formerly used for distilling
- anything that refines or purifies
Etymology: ME & OFr alambic < ML alambicus < Ar al-anbīq < al, the + anbīq, distilling flask < Gr ambix, a cup
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