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limbec

/ˈlɪmbɪk/

limbec verb: to distill. Also the alternative spelling of limbeck.

Verb

limbec (third-person singular simple present limbecs, present participle limbecking, simple past and past participle limbecked)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To distill.
    • I, by Love's limbec, am the grave / Of all that's nothing.c. 1627, John Donne, A Nocturnal upon St. Lucie's Day, being the shortest day

Also used as

limbec is also the alternative spelling of limbeck.

Forms of limbec

Verb
third-person singular presentlimbecs
present participlelimbecking
past participlelimbecked
pastlimbecked
Noun
plurallimbecs

Origin of limbec

See alembic

Questions about limbec

What does limbec mean?
Limbec means to distill.
What part of speech is limbec?
Limbec is a verb.
How do you pronounce limbec?
Limbec is pronounced /ˈlɪmbɪk/.
What is the past tense of limbec?
The past tense of limbec is limbecked.

Words near limbec in the dictionary

  1. limbations
  2. Limbaugh
  3. Limbaughesque
  4. Limbaughs
  5. Limbe
  6. limbec
  7. limbeck
  8. limbecked
  9. limbecking
  10. limbecks
  11. limbecs

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