Definitions for alembic
əˈlɛm bɪkalem·bic

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. alembicnoun

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

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1. alembicnoun

   An early chemical apparatus, consisting of two retorts connected by a tube, used to purify substances by distillation

2. Etymology: From alambic, from mediæval alembicus, from انبيق, from ἄμβιξ.

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1. Alembic

   An alembic (from Arabic: الإنبيق, romanized: al-inbīq, originating from Ancient Greek: ἄμβιξ, romanized: ambix, 'cup, beaker') is an alchemical still consisting of two vessels connected by a tube, used for distillation of liquids.

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1. alembic

   An alembic is a type of distillation apparatus used in chemistry and alchemy, consisting of two vessels connected by a tube, used for distilling substances. It's also used metaphorically to refer to something that refines or transmutes as if by distillation.

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1. Alembicnoun

   an apparatus formerly used in distillation, usually made of glass or metal. It has mostly given place to the retort and worm still

2. Etymology: [F. alambic (cf. Sp. alambique), Ar. al-anbq, fr. Gr. 'a`mbix cup, cap of a still. The cap or head was the alembic proper. Cf. Limbec.]

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1. Alembic

   An alembic is an alchemical still consisting of two vessels connected by a tube. Technically, the alembic is the lid with a tube attachment, which is placed on top of a flask, the cucurbit, containing the material to be distilled, but the word is often used to refer to the entire distillation apparatus. If the lid and flask are in one piece, it may be called a retort. The liquid in the first flask is heated or boiled; the vapour rises and flows into the tube, where it cools and condenses, running into the second flask. A modern descendant of the alembic is the pot still.

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1. Alembic

   al-em′bik, n. a vessel used by the old chemists in distillation. [Ar. al, the, anbīq—Gr. ambiks, a cup.]

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of alembic in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of alembic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=alembic
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Alembic
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alembic
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alembic
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=alembic
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=alembic