An alembic is an alchemy still consisting of two retorts connected by a tube. Technically, the alembic is only the upper part (the ''capital'' or ''still-head''), but the word was often used to refer to the entire distillation apparatus. The word "alembic" has taken on a metaphorical meaning - anything that refines or transmutations, as if by distillation - as in "''the alembic of creative thought.''" The word, as most alchemical terminology, comes from the Arabic language: ''al-ambiq'', "still;" ultimately from the Greek language ''ambix'', "cup." The alembic was developed circa 800 AD by Arab-Yemeni (Iran-born) alchemist Jabir ibn Hayyan. See also: distilled beverage for history and background. Alchemy Arabic words
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An alembic is an alchemy still consisting of two retorts connected by a tube. Technically, the alembic is only the upper part (the ''capital'' or ''still-head''), but the word was often used to refer to the entire distillation apparatus. The word "alembic" has taken on a metaphorical meaning - anything that refines or transmutations, as if by distillation - as in "''the alembic of creative thought.''" The word, as most alchemical terminology, comes from the Arabic language: ''al-ambiq'', "still;" ultimately from the Greek language ''ambix'', "cup." The alembic was developed circa 800 AD by Arab-Yemeni (Iran-born) alchemist Jabir ibn Hayyan. See also: distilled beverage for history and background. Alchemy Arabic words
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