alembication

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin alembicatio, from Latin alembīcum. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -eɪʃən === Noun === alembication (countable and uncountable, plural alembications) (literary, rare) The act of making something more refined or pure; distillation. Excessively refined or pretentious language. ==== Related terms ==== === References === “alembication”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. “alembication, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.