alembic
11alembic — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French & Medieval Latin; Middle French alambic & Medieval Latin alembicum, from Arabic al anbīq, from al the + anbīq still, from Late Greek ambik , ambix alembic, from Greek, cap of a still Date: 14th… …
12Alembic — Alambic; Abbildung in einer mittelalterlichen Handschrift Destillationsverfahren mit dem Alambic Der Alambic (Alambik, Alembic, Alembicus) oder Destillierhelm, in der Alchemie auch Caput Mauri, Capite …
13alembic — noun /əˈlɛmbɪk/ An early chemical apparatus, consisting of two retorts connected by a tube, used to purify substances by distillation , 1973: We of all magical precipitates out of Europe’s groaning, clouded alembic, we are the thinnest, the most… …
14Alembic Inc — Alembic was founded in 1969 and is a manufacturer of high end electric basses, guitars and preamps.HistoryRon and Susan Wickersham founded Alembic, Inc. in 1969. Originally, it was conceived as a consulting firm that worked closely with the… …
15alembic — /euh lem bik/, n. 1. a vessel with a beaked cap or head, formerly used in distilling. 2. anything that transforms, purifies, or refines. [1350 1400; ME, var. of alambic < ML alambicus < dial. Ar al the anbiq still < Gk ámbix cup] * * * …
16alembic — a·lem·bic || É™ lembɪk n. beaker used for distilling …
17alembic — (ah LEM bik) [Arabic: a cap on a still] A device or a method that tests, transforms, or purifies …
18alembic — [ə lɛmbɪk] noun an apparatus formerly used for distilling, consisting of a gourd shaped container and a cap with a long beak for conveying the products to a receiver. Origin ME: via OFr. from med. L. alembicus, from Arab. al anbīḳ, from al the +… …
19alembic — n 1. still, beaked vessel, Metallurgy. retort, crucible; cruet, beaker, carafe. 2. transformer, converter, refiner, purifier, distiller. 3. elixir, philosopher s stone, magic wand, magic potion, magic ingredient; magic formula, abracadabra, open… …
20alembic — alem·bic …
