alembic
[ uh-lem-bik ]
/ əˈlɛm bɪk /
noun
a vessel with a beaked cap or head, formerly used in distilling.
anything that transforms, purifies, or refines.
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Which of the options below is the best punctuation for the sentence? It__s your turn to pick the movie __ but your sister gets to pick the board game we _ re going to play.
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TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUTOrigin of alembic
1350–1400; Middle English, variant of alambic < Medieval Latin alambicus < dialectal Arabic al the anbīq still < Greek ámbix cup
Words nearby alembic
aleman lacayo, alemanni, alemannic, alembert, alembert, d', alembic, alembicated, alemán, alene, alençon, alençon lace
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British Dictionary definitions for alembic
alembic
/ (əˈlɛmbɪk) /
noun
an obsolete type of retort used for distillation
anything that distils or purifies
Word Origin for alembic
C14: from Medieval Latin alembicum, from Arabic al-anbīq the still, from Greek ambix cup
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