ALEMBIC


Meaning of ALEMBIC in English

n. 1 hist. an apparatus formerly used in distilling. 2 a means of refining or extracting.

[ ME f. OF f. med.L alembicus f. Arab. al-' anbik f. al the + ' anbik still f. Gk ambix, -ikos cup, cap of a still ]

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