HyperDic: alembic

English > 1 sense of the word alembic:
NOUNartifactalembican obsolete kind of container used for distillation
English > alembic: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningAn obsolete kind of container used for distillation; two retorts connected by a tube.
BroaderretortA vessel where substances are distilled or decomposed by heat
Spanishalambique
Catalanalambí

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