Alembic
Definition
An apparatus or traditional installation used for the distillation of liquids, structurally composed of a boiling vessel, a vapor collecting cap or still head, and a cooling tube shaped like a coil; a metallic device (often made of copper) historically used in alchemy and laboratories, and currently on an industrial and household scale for extracting essential oils, perfumes, and manufacturing distilled alcoholic beverages.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Alembic
- Still
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Neuter noun, taking regular structural plural markers in technological descriptions. |
| Formation | Adopted via French 'alambic', traced back to Arabic 'al-anbīq', which stems from Greek 'ambix' (a cup/pot). |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [a.lam.ˈbik] |
| Source | History of Science and Chemical Engineering Technology Lexicon |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Vinul a fost introdus în acest alambic de cupru pentru a obține o licoare distilată cu o concentrație ridicată de alcool.
EN: The wine was poured into this copper alembic to obtain a distilled liquor with a high concentration of alcohol.
RO: Alchimiștii medievali foloseau un alambic de sticlă gros pentru a separa esențele volatile în timpul experimentelor lor.
EN: Medieval alchemists used a thick glass alembic to separate volatile essences during their experiments.
RO: Proprietarul plantației a achiziționat un alambic modern capabil să extragă puritatea maximă din florile de lavandă.
EN: The plantation owner acquired a modern still capable of extracting maximum purity from lavender flowers.
Idioms & Phrases
Alambic de cupru / Copper alembic / still
RO: Instalația clasică realizată din cupru structural, preferată deoarece reține compușii nedoriți de sulf în timpul fierberii.
EN: The classic installation made of structural copper, preferred because it strips away unwanted sulfur compounds during boiling.
Proces de alambic / Alembic distillation process
RO: Metodă structurală discontinuă de distilare în șarje, recunoscută pentru păstrarea aromelor complexe ale materiei prime.
EN: A structural batch distillation method, renowned for preserving the complex aromas of the raw material.
Trecut prin alambic / Passed through the still
RO: Expresie tehnică ce arată că substanța a fost supusă unui ciclu complet de evaporare și condensare.
EN: A technical expression indicating that the substance has undergone a complete cycle of vaporization and condensation.
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