Definitions for: Alembic

[n] an obsolete kind of container used for distillation; two retorts connected by a tube

Webster (1913) Definition: A*lem"bic ([.a]*l[e^]m"b[i^]k), n. [F. alambic (cf.
Sp. alambique), Ar. al-anb[=i]q, fr. Gr. 'a`mbix cup, cap of
a still. The cap or head was the alembic proper. Cf.
Limbec.]
An apparatus formerly used in distillation, usually made of
glass or metal. It has mostly given place to the retort and
worm still.

Note: Used also metaphorically.

The alembic of a great poet's imagination.
--Brimley.

See Also: retort

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