alembic
pronunciation
How to pronounce alembic in British English:
UK [ə'lembɪk]
How to pronounce alembic in American English:
US [ə'lembɪk]
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- Noun:
- an obsolete kind of container used for distillation; two retorts connected by a tube
Word Origin
- alembic (n.)
- late 14c., from Middle French alambic (13c.), via Old Spanish, from Arabic al-anbiq "distilling flask," from Greek ambix "cup," of unknown, possibly Semitic, origin. Often spelled limbeck 15c.-17c.
Example
- 1. Small batch vodka alembic distilled from local grain and the spring water .
- 2. Range of alembic distilled vodkas made entirely from midwest grain .
- 3. When a wine or mash is heated in an alembic , its araq collects inside the still 's long spout before dripping out as " raised " alcohol .
- 4. Alcohol is made in a still or alembic , which is yet another arabic alchemical term , appropriated from the greek ambix , a sort of crook-necked vessel .