noun🔗ShareAlambicAn early chemical apparatus, consisting of two retorts connected by a tube, used to purify substances by distillation"The old chemistry textbook showed a diagram of an alembic, a device used centuries ago to distill liquids. "L'ancien manuel de chimie montrait un schéma d'un alambic, un appareil utilisé il y a des siècles pour distiller des liquides.chemistryutensildevicetechnologysubstancescienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading