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ambices

ambices is the plural of ambix.

Meaning of ambix

Noun

ambix (plural ambices)

  1. Synonym of alembic.
    • The vapor condensed in the ambix, which was cooled with sponges, and a rim on the inside of the ambix collected the distillate and carried it to three copper delivery spouts fitted with receiving vessels.2012, Bernard X Bovasso, Jung, Faust and the Devil: Return to Alexandria & the Voices of the Dead, page 126
    Synonyms:
    alembic

Questions about ambices

What is ambices the plural of?
Ambices is the plural of ambix.

Words near ambices in the dictionary

  1. ambiances
  2. ambiate
  3. ambiated
  4. ambiates
  5. ambiating
  6. ambices
  7. ambidensovirus
  8. ambidensoviruses
  9. ambident
  10. ambidexter
  11. ambidexterities

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