- 1. n. An apparatus formerly used in distillation, usually made of glass or metal. It has mostly given place to the retort and worm still. Source: opted
- 2. n. an obsolete kind of container used for distillation; two retorts connected by a tube Source: wordnet
- 3. 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. Source: webster
- 4. An apparatus formerly used in distillation, usually made ofglass or metal. It has mostly given place to the retort and wormstill.Used also metaphorically. The alembic of a great poet's imagination.Brimley. Source: adambom
- 5. n. an obsolete kind of container used for distillation; two retorts connected by a tube Source: ecdict
Home / Dictionary / alembic
alembic
Thesaurus links
Related headwords in VividLex — dictionary ↔ thesaurus bridge for exploration and SEO depth.
From the definitions
distillationapparatusformerlygivenmetalmostlyplaceretortconnectedcontainerglassgreatimaginationkindmetaphoricallyobsoleteretortsstilltubeworm