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alembic

[ uh-lem-bik ]

noun

  1. a vessel with a beaked cap or head, formerly used in distilling.
  2. anything that transforms, purifies, or refines.


alembic

/ 蓹藞濒蓻尘产瑟办 /

noun

  1. an obsolete type of retort used for distillation
  2. anything that distils or purifies
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of alembic1

First recorded in 1350鈥1400; Middle English, variant of alambic, from Medieval Latin alambicus, from dialectal Arabic al anb墨q 鈥渢he still,鈥 from Greek 谩尘产颈虫 (stem 谩尘产墨办- ) 鈥渃up, vessel with a spout鈥
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of alembic1

C14: from Medieval Latin alembicum, from Arabic 补濒-补苍产墨辩 the still, from Greek ambix cup
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It鈥檚 distilled from Fijian sugar cane in both alembic and column stills and aged for no less than two years in bourbon casks on Fiji.

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Minutes weren鈥檛 measured in seconds, but in 鈥渁lembic time parsecs.鈥

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The copper pot still, or alembic, sits behind the spacious bar like a shiny visitor from outer space.

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In his chemistry lab, a short walk from the history department, the cabinets are full of alembics, retorts and other bulbous glass devices.

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Although he relished putting his life into his art, he boiled life in his poet鈥檚 alembic at a pretty high temperature, and much of the who, when, and how was volatilized away.

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