Alembic (adj)
al-em-bik
A distilling apparatus, now obsolete, consisting of a gourd-shaped container and a cap with a long beak for conveying the products to a receiver.
Middle English via Old French from medieval Latin alembicus, from Arabic al-‘anbīq, from al- ‘the’ + ‘anbīq ‘still’ (from Greek ambix, ambik- ‘cup, cap of a still’).
Example sentences
“The alembic was an essential piece of equipment for the alchemist.”
Meraki (Μεράκι) (Greek) (noun) me-rah-kee To do something with soul, creativity, and love. When someone cooks with meraki, builds with meraki, writes with meraki, they’ve poured themselves into it. Derived…
I have just discovered this site. I love it! ❤️