alembication
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin alembicatio, from Latin alembīcum.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
[edit]alembication (countable and uncountable, plural alembications) (literary, rare)
- The act of making something more refined or pure; distillation.
- Excessively refined or pretentious language.
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “alembication”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “alembication, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
