alembic

[A*lemĀ·bic]

An obsolete kind of container used for distillation; two retorts connected by a tube

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Ground ivy (Nepeta Glechoma).

Noun
an obsolete kind of container used for distillation; two retorts connected by a tube


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


Alembic

Ale"hoof` , n. [AS. hfe ground ivy; the first part is perh. a corruption: cf. OE. heyhowe hedgehove, 38 ground ivy, 'bdin old MSS. heyhowe, heyoue, haihoue, halehoue.'b8 [Prior]. Ground ivy (Nepeta Glechoma).> A*lem"bic , n. [F. alambic (cf. Sp. alambique), Ar. al-anb'c6q, fr. Gr. 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.

Ground ivy (Nepeta Glechoma).

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