ALEMBIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does alembic mean? 

• ALEMBIC (noun)
  The noun ALEMBIC has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: ALEMBIC used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ALEMBIC (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("alembic" is a kind of...):

retort (a vessel where substances are distilled or decomposed by heat)

 Context examples 

The meat of them has been transmuted in the alembic of Martin Eden's mind and poured into 'The Shame of the Sun,' and one day Martin Eden will be famous, and not the least of his fame will rest upon that work.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)