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alembic
n. beaker used for distilling


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Alembic
An alembic (From Arabic,Al-ambiq الأنبيق ) is an alchemical still consisting of two retorts connected by a tube. Technically, the alembic is only the upper part (the capital or still-head), while the lower part is the cucurbit, but the word was often used to refer to the entire distillation apparatus. The alembic was developed circa 800 AD by the Arab alchemist Jabir ibn Hayyan; its modern descendant (used to produce alcohol) is the pot still.
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alembic
Noun
1. an obsolete kind of container used for distillation; two retorts connected by a tube
(hypernym) retort


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Alembic
(n.)
An apparatus formerly used in distillation, usually made of glass or metal. It has mostly given place to the retort and worm still.
  

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alembic
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بھپکا , قرع انبيق

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