单词 | alembic |
释义 | a·lem·bic (ə-lĕmbĭk) n. 1. An apparatus consisting of two vessels connected by a tube, formerly used for distilling liquids. 2. A device that purifies or alters by a process comparable to distillation. [Middle English alambic, from Old French, from Medieval Latin alembicus, from Arabic al-'anbīq : al-, the + 'anbīq, still (from Greek ambix, cup).] |
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