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alembic

Syllabification: (a·lem·bic)

Pronunciation: /əˈlembik/

Definition of alembic

noun

a distilling apparatus, now obsolete, consisting of a rounded, necked flask and a cap with a long beak for condensing and conveying the products to a receiver.

Origin:

Middle English: via Old French from medieval Latin alembicus, from Arabic al-'anbīḳ, from al- 'the' + 'anbīḳ 'still' (from Greek ambix, ambik- 'cup, cap of a still')