alembic

== English == === Alternative forms === alembick (obsolete) limbeck (obsolete) === Etymology === From French alambic, from Medieval Latin alembīcus, from Arabic الإِنْبِيق (al-ʔinbīq), from Ancient Greek ἄμβιξ (ámbix, “cup, cap of a still”). Doublet of ambix and lambic. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /əˈlɛm.bɪk/ === Noun === alembic (plural alembics) An early chemical apparatus, consisting of two retorts connected by a tube, used to purify substances by distillation. 2012, Kazerad, Ten minutes later..., in: Prequel -or- Making a Cat Cry: The Adventure (webcomic), March 27 2012 We’ll need to get you a copy of the charter, a beginner’s alembic, maybe a complementary silver dagger… and that’s not even counting whether or not we have any beginner-level books on disciplines you’re interested in! ==== Meronyms ==== (bell-shaped upper part): campane, helm (obsolete) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === === Anagrams === cembali, lab mice