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An alembic is an alchemical 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. Image File history File links Alembic. ... Image File history File links Alembic. ... Alembic was founded in 1969 and is a manufacturer of high-end electric basses, guitars and preamps. ... For other uses, see Alchemy (disambiguation). ... The term still is a contraction of the verb to distill. A still is an apparatus used to distill miscible or immiscible (eg. ... A retort in use. ... Strathisla whisky distillery in Keith, Scotland Distillation is a method of separation of substances based on differences in their vapor pressures. ...

The word "alembic" has taken on a metaphorical meaning - anything that refines or transmutes, as if by distillation - as in "the alembic of creative thought." Refining is the process of purification of a substance, usually used of a natural resource that is almost in a usable form, but which is more useful in its pure form. ... // Transmutation is the conversion of one object into another. ...

The word, as most alchemical terminology, comes from the Arabic: al-ambiq, "still;" ultimately from the Greek ambix, "cup." Countries where Arabic is spoken. ...

The alembic was developed circa 800 AD by alchemist Jabir ibn Hayyan. For other uses, see Alchemy (disambiguation). ... 15th century European portrait of Geber, Codici Ashburnhamiani 1166, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Florence Abu Musa Jabir Ibn Hayyan, in Latin Geber, was one of the most notable Islamic alchemists. ...

See also: distilled beverage for history and background. Various distilled beverages in a Spanish bar A distilled beverage is a liquid preparation meant for consumption containing ethyl alcohol purified by distillation from a fermented substance such as fruit, vegetables, or grain. ...

Video games

In the Bethesda Softworks games Morrowind and Oblivion, Alembics were said to purify the alchemical ingredients used in potion-making. Alchemical potions created with an Alembic would have any negative effects reduced in potency, but have no effect on positive potions. Bethesda Softworks LLC, a ZeniMax Media Company, is a developer and publisher of computer and video games. ... The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind (aka Morrowind) is a computer role-playing game by Bethesda Softworks, and the third in The Elder Scrolls series of games. ... Look up oblivion in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...