Etymology

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Today it means: Synonym of alembic. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἄμβιξ
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  1. Ancient Greek · learned borrowing fromἄμβιξ“cup, cap of a still”
  2. English todayambix

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἄμβιξ (ámbix, “cup, cap of a still”). Doublet of alembic and lambic.

Words from the same roots

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