Synonyms for alembic
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : uh-lem-bik |
| Phonetic Transcription : əˈlɛm bɪk |
Top 10 synonyms for alembic Other synonyms for the word alembic
- alembic
- ampulla
- beaker
- bin
- bunker
- caisson
- canteen
- carafe
- cask
- casket
- caster
- cauldron
- chamber
- chest
- churn
- cistern
- cradle
- crate
- crock
- cruet
- crystal
- decanter
- demijohn
- dish
- ewer
- fiasco
- firkin
- flacon
- flagon
- flask
- flasket
- glass
- goblet
- gourd
- hamper
- hod
- hopper
- horn
- humidor
- hutch
- jar
- jeroboam
- jug
- kettle
- magnum
- noggin
- package
- packet
- pail
- phial
- pit
- pod
- poke
- pot
- pottery
- pouch
- purse
- receptacle
- reliquary
- repository
- retort
- sac
- sack
- scuttle
- stein
- storage
- tank
- tub
- tumbler
- urn
- utensil
- vase
- vat
- vessel
- vial
Définition of alembic
Origin :- 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.
- As in container : noun holder for physical object
- As in flask : noun small container for liquid
- This is the crucible from which is distilled the alembic of power.
- Extract from : « The Life Radiant » by Lilian Whiting
- A French physician, who travelled in China, says he never saw an alembic or distillatory apparatus in the whole country.
- Extract from : « Travels in China, Containing Descriptions, Observations, and Comparisons, Made and Collected in the Course of a Short Residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a Subsequent Journey through the Country from Pekin to Canton » by John Barrow
- And gold they prove, when submitted to the test of the alembic.
- Extract from : « The Flag of Distress » by Mayne Reid
- Better perhaps the alembic and the pentagon than the faro-table and the dice-box.
- Extract from : « Mohawks, Volume 1 of 3 » by Mary Elizabeth Braddon
- In some countries, the alembic is used as a condenser, instead of a worm.
- Extract from : « Popular Technology, Vol. I (of 2) » by Edward Hazen
- The golden ore was passing through the alembic of adversity.
- Extract from : « History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia » by Charles Campbell
- I then turned my attention to a receiver, connected by a worm with an alembic on the furnace.
- Extract from : « Auriol » by W. Harrison Ainsworth
- From the alembic a strange cloud arose, And once again her face!
- Extract from : « The Immortal Lure » by Cale Young Rice
- Mete out the sulphur Into the alembic Of Cleopatra's crystal.
- Extract from : « The Immortal Lure » by Cale Young Rice
- As in a chemist's alembic, he fused and tried our Constitution and all our history.
- Extract from : « Abraham Lincoln's Cardinal Traits; » by Clark S. Beardslee
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