alambic

English

Noun

alambic (plural alambics)

1. Uncommon spelling of alembic.

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French, from Medieval Latin alembicus.

Pronunciation

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Noun

alambic m (plural alambics)

1. alembic, still (device for distilling liquids)

Derived terms

• alambiqué
• alambiquer

Descendants

• → Dutch: lambiek
  • → English: lambic
  • → French: lambic
• → English: alembic

Further reading

• “alambic”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French alambic.

Noun

alambic n (plural alambicuri)

1. alembic

Further reading

• alambic in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)