alembication

alembication
\\əˌlembə̇ˈkāshən\ noun (-s)
1. : the action of alembicating or the state of being alembicated : distillation

the alembication of a lifetime's thought and experience — Olin Downes


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  • alembication — noun Distillation …   Wiktionary

  • alembication — alem·bi·ca·tion …   English syllables

  • elambication — † eˌlambiˈcation Obs. 0 [ad. med.L. ēlambicātiōn em: see alembication.] ‘Old term for a mode of analysing mineral waters, for the purpose of investigating their qualities, either by the sand bath, or by heat in a glass vessel’ (Mayne) …   Useful english dictionary

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