alembication
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin alembicatio, from Latin alembīcum.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun[edit]
alembication (countable and uncountable, plural alembications) (literary, rare)
- The act of making something more refined or pure; distillation.
- Excessively refined or pretentious language.
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “alembication”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “alembication, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
