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Meaning of "alembic" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ALEMBIC

From Medieval Latin alembicum, from Arabic al-anbīq the still, from Greek ambix cup.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ALEMBIC

alembic  [əˈlɛmbɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ALEMBIC

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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Alembic is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ALEMBIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

alembic

Alembic

An alembic is an alchemical still consisting of two vessels connected by a tube, used for distilling chemicals. Technically, the alembic is the lid with a tube attachment, which is placed on top of a flask, the cucurbit, containing the material to be distilled, but the word is often used to refer to the entire distillation apparatus. If the lid and flask are in one piece, it may be called a retort. The liquid in the cucurbit flask is heated or boiled; the vapour rises into the alembic hood, where it cools by contact with the walls and condenses, running down the spout into a receiving flask. A modern descendant of the alembic is the pot still.

Definition of alembic in the English dictionary

The definition of alembic in the dictionary is an obsolete type of retort used for distillation. Other definition of alembic is anything that distils or purifies.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ALEMBIC


choliambic
ˌkəʊlɪˈæmbɪk
choriambic
ˌkɒrɪˈæmbɪk
columbic
kəˈlʌmbɪk
coulombic
kuːˈlɒmbɪk
dithyrambic
ˌdɪθɪˈræmbɪk
galliambic
ˌɡælɪˈæmbɪk
iambic
aɪˈæmbɪk
Lambic
ˈlæmbɪk
limbic
ˈlɪmbɪk
orthorhombic
ˌɔːθəʊˈrɒmbɪk
plumbic
ˈplʌmbɪk
rhombic
ˈrɒmbɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ALEMBIC

aleggeaunce
alehouse
Aleichem
Aleixandre
Alekhine
Aleksandropol
Aleksandrovsk
Alemanni
Alemannic
Alembert
alembicated
alembication
alembroth
alength
Alep
aleph
aleph-beis
aleph-bet
aleph-null
aleph-zero

WORDS THAT END LIKE ALEMBIC

acerbic
aerobic
agoraphobic
amebic
amoebic
anaerobic
claustrophobic
coxcombic
cubic
gum arabic
homophobic
hydrophobic
Islamophobic
monosyllabic
necrophobic
phobic
pubic
suprapubic
tombic
xenophobic

Synonyms and antonyms of alembic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «alembic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ALEMBIC

Find out the translation of alembic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of alembic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «alembic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

蒸馏器
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

alambique
570 millions of speakers

English

alembic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एलेम्बिक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الإنبيق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

перегонный куб
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

alambique
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পাতনযন্ত্র
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

alambic
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Alembic
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Destilliergefäß
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

蒸留器
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

증류기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Alembic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nồi cất rượu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அலெம்பிக்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एलेम्बिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

imbik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

alambicco
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

alembic
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

перегінний куб
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

alambic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

άμβυκα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Alembic
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

alembic
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

alembic
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of alembic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ALEMBIC»

The term «alembic» is regularly used and occupies the 96.602 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ALEMBIC» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about alembic

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ALEMBIC»

Discover the use of alembic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to alembic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Alembic: a novel
Alembic is an unsettling novel about madness and alchemy, epistemology and rock and roll, magic and perversion.
Timothy D'Arch Smith, 1992
2
Alembic Club Reprints
/I/~1 PREFACE This Reprint breaks new ground: it is the first of the Alembic Club Reprints to be devoted to classical work in modern physics. It is also the first Reprint to be issued since the Alembic Club came under the trusteeship of the Royal ...
Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen, 1958
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Spagyrics: The Alchemical Preparation of Medicinal Essences, ...
21 (A) Alembicus rostri prolixi (Alembic with long beak or spout). (B) Alembic with short beak. (C) So-called blind alembic. (D) Alembicus reductus (reduced alembic). (E) Pileus (hat) or campana (bell) with beak or spout. (F) and (G) Alembics ...
Manfred M. Junius, 2007
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The History and Development of the American Guitar
California itself is rich, fast, innovative, and not unnaturally attracts a large population of rich, innovative and fast living people. And an insatiable appetite for the very best regardless of cost results. xxi) The Alembic Company is a creation of the ...
Ken Achard, 1996
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Outlook Money
Century-old Alembic is one of the oldest companies in this industry. It makes and sells active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), bulk pharma chemicals, formulations, herbal nutra- ceuticals and veterinary products. Among Alembic's APIs are ...
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Pass the Parcel
the guy whose name Alembic had totally failed to catch prompted. Over his shoulder, the boy in the wooden mask had climbed onto the fat, sloping lap of Carl Druisman. Alembic shook the guy's hand – or more accurately, he shook Alembic's ...
Delilah Des Anges, 2010
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An explanatory dictionary of the apparatus and instruments ...
The throat or neck of the capital of the alembic should fit into the neck of the body a and not encompass it. If the neck fits into the throat, the condensed fluid lies on the luting of the joint and may become contaminated by it. The alembic has this ...
Friedrich Christian Accum, 1824
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Serçe Limani, Vol 2: The Glass of an Eleventh-Century Shipwreck
Reconstructed alembic. vide the characteristics for the type (AL 1 and 2, Fig. 34-5 ): a thick concave bottom approximately 6 cm in diameter under a hemispherical body 1.5-2 mm thick on average. The body curves into an inverted-S-shaped ...
Berta Lledo, Sheila Matthews, Robert H. Brill, 2009
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The Tradesman
There are various kinds of distillation, some of which arise from the different constructions of alembics ; such are the distillation by the common alembic, with a refrigeratory, the glass alembic, the serpentine alembic, and the retort ; others are ...
10
The Mysterious and Elusive Secret Ingredient Finally ...
For the First Part you will need either one alembic (with two lower-part flasks) or two 500ml retorts for distilling the saliva. It is important that this be an alembic or retort, and not some modern distillation apparatus. The reason for this is that you  ...
Amonte Profet, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ALEMBIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term alembic is used in the context of the following news items.
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Grillers rejoice low propane fuel prices
... Dow Chemical, LyondellBasell Industries and Westlake Chemical, Hassan Ahmed, a petrochemical analyst for Alembic Global Advisors, said ... «Chicago Daily Herald, Jul 15»
2
Using Maya + FBX SDK entirely for level editing
Maya 2015 features Bullet integration for simulation, and exporting to these "Alembic" file formats. I'm researching but still not yet clear on if this ... «GameDev.net, Jul 15»
3
Dalal Street ends in green before Greek vote
Alembic Pharma gained about 7% from after tentative approval from the US regulator for antidepressant drug Desvenlafaxine Succinate. «Financial Express, Jul 15»
4
At Long Last, Alembic's Expansion Is Taking Shape
We've been following Alembic's renovation since it kicked off in early 2014, through kitchen closings, re-openings and construction updates. «Hoodline, Jul 15»
5
Alembic Pharma, Lupin & Sun Pharma get approval for …
Alembic filed their Paragraph IV ANDA on the first-to-file date and expects to share 180-day exclusivity with other ANDA first filers. Given the no ... «Equity Bulls, Jul 15»
6
Harsco Upgraded at Alembic Global Advisors (HSC)
Harsco Co. logo Alembic Global Advisors upgraded shares of Harsco (NYSE:HSC) to an overweight rating in a research report released on ... «WKRB News, Jul 15»
7
Fernet Francisco: S.F. gets its very own amaro
Fernet Francisco: Available at several San Francisco bars and restaurants, including the Alembic, the Progress, Trou Normand, Bar Agricole, ... «San Francisco Chronicle, Jul 15»
8
Lupin, Cadila Health, Alembic Pharma up 1-3% on USFDA nods
Lupin and Alembic Pharma both got US FDA nods for antidepressant drug Desvenlafaxine Succinate while Sun Pharma's subsidiary Taro ... «Moneycontrol.com, Jul 15»
9
Breckenridge Pharmaceutical, Inc. Announces Final ANDA Approval …
Alembic Pharmaceuticals Limited is the sponsor and manufacturer of the ANDA, which will be marketed exclusively by Breckenridge. «PR Newswire, Jul 15»
10
The 8 Most Common Gin Styles and the Best Bottles to Buy
A full bodied corn and barley mash is fermented in an alembic pot still and aged in wine barrels, giving it a darker whiskey-esque color and ... «Eater, Jul 15»

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