alembic

An alembic

Meaning

Noun

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

Origin

From French alambic, from Medieval Latin alembīcus, from Arabic إنبيق, from Ancient Greek ἄμβιξ.

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