Associations to the word «Alembic»

Wiktionary

ALEMBIC, noun. An early chemical apparatus, consisting of two retorts connected by a tube, used to purify substances by distillation

Dictionary definition

ALEMBIC, noun. An obsolete kind of container used for distillation; two retorts connected by a tube.

Wise words

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Friedrich Nietzsche