ALEMBIC


Meaning of ALEMBIC in English

/euh lem"bik/ , n.

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

2. anything that transforms, purifies, or refines.

[ 1350-1400; ME, var. of alambic alambicus al the anbiq still ámbix cup ]

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