alembic

Meaning

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

Synonyms

retort

still

still kettle

distillating still

pot still

distillation flask

distillation retort

distilling flask

distillation pot

evaporator

Translations

alambic

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alambicco

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alambique

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imbik

alambique

λαμπίκος

alambí

αποσταλακτήριο

lambicco

distilleerkolf

Destillierkolben

alambiek

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إنبيق

Alambic

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈlɛm.bɪk/

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.