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(lm"bk), n.[F. alambic (cf. Sp. alambique), Ar. al-anbq, fr. Gr. 'a°mbix cup, cap of a still. The cap or head was the alembic proper. Cf. Limbec.] An apparatus formerly used in distillation, usually made of glass or metal. It has mostly given place to the retort and worm still. Used also metaphorically. The alembic of a great poet's imagination. Brimley. [Image] スポンサード リンク
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