- Limbec
- Limbec Lim"bec (l[i^]m"b[e^]k), n. [Abbrev. of alembic.] An alembic; a still. [Obs.] --Spenser. Shak. [1913 Webster]
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Limbec — Lim bec, v. t. To distill. [Obs.] Dryden. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
limbec — n. alembic, beaker used for distilling; still, apparatus for distilling liquids … English contemporary dictionary
limbec — lim·bec … English syllables
limbec — noun see limbeck … Useful english dictionary
Alembic — A*lem bic ([.a]*l[e^]m b[i^]k), n. [F. alambic (cf. Sp. alambique), Ar. al anb[=i]q, fr. Gr. a mbix cup, cap of a still. The cap or head was the alembic proper. Cf. {Limbec}.] An apparatus formerly used in distillation, usually made of glass or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Proteus — In Greek mythology, Proteus (Πρωτεύς) is an early sea god, one of several deities whom Homer calls the Old Man of the Sea [See also Nereus and Phorkys] , whose name suggests the first , as protogonos (πρωτόγονος) is the primordial or the… … Wikipedia
