alembic
alembic is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.An apparatus formerly used in distillation, usually made of glass or metal. It has mostly given place to the retort and worm still. Used also metaphorically. The alembic of a great poet's imagination. Brimley.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- air
- alveary
- andiron
- area
- armory
- atelier
- athanor
- backlog
- bakehouse
- bath
- beauty
- beehive
- bindery
- boiler
- branch
- brasier
- bureau
- burner
- business
- cabinet
- caboose
- caldron
- camboose
- cannery
- central
- chamber
- coal
- combustion
- conservatory
- convective
- cracker
- crucible
- dock
- dockyard
- electric
- factory
- fiery
- fire
- fireplace
- focus
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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