Ambix

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of alembic.

    "The vapor condensed in the ambix, which was cooled with sponges, and a rim on the inside of the ambix collected the distillate and carried it to three copper delivery spouts fitted with receiving vessels."

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alembic

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"The vapor condensed in the ambix, which was cooled with sponges, and a rim on the inside of the ambix collected the distillate and carried it to three copper delivery spouts fitted with receiving vessels."

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἄμβιξ (ámbix, “cup, cap of a still”). Doublet of alembic and lambic.

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