distilling+vessel

  • 91a|lem|bic — «uh LEHM bihk», noun. 1. a glass or metal container, formerly used in chemistry for distilling. 2. Figurative. something that transforms or refines: »Imagination is the alembic of the mind. ╂[< Medieval Latin alambicus < Arabic al anbīq the …

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  • 92mat|rass — «MAT ruhs», noun. 1. a small glass tube with one end closed, used by chemists in blowpipe analysis. 2. a round or oval glass vessel with a long neck, formerly used especially for distilling or evaporating; bolthead. Also, mattrass. ╂[< Middle… …

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