A-lēm'bic, n.

n. [Fr. alambic, Pr. elembic, Sp. alambique, Pg. lambique, It. lambicco, limbicco, L. Lat. alembicum, from Ar. al-anbiq, but which was introduced into Arabic from Gr. ἄμβιξ, cup, the cup of a still, Diosc.] A chemical vessel used in distillation, usually made of glass or metal.

The bottom part, containing the liquor to be distilled, is called the cu-curbit: the upper part, which receives and condenses the steam, is called the head, the beak of which is fitted to the neck of a receiver. The head is more properly the alembic. This vessel is not now used, having been superseded by the worm-still and retort.