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ambix

ambix noun: synonym of alembic.

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

Synonyms of ambix

Forms of ambix

pluralambices

Origin of ambix

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

Questions about ambix

What does ambix mean?
Ambix means synonym of alembic.
What part of speech is ambix?
Ambix is a noun.
What is the plural of ambix?
The plural of ambix is ambices.

Words near ambix in the dictionary

  1. ambivertedness
  2. ambiverts
  3. ambivore
  4. ambivores
  5. ambivorous
  6. ambix
  7. amble
  8. Amblecote
  9. ambled
  10. ambler
  11. amblers

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