French

Verb

alambique

1. first-person singular present indicative of alambiquer
2. third-person singular present indicative of alambiquer
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of alambiquer
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of alambiquer
5. second-person singular imperative of alambiquer

Portuguese

alambique

Etymology

From Arabic إِنْبِيق ‎(ʾinbīq, “still”), from Ancient Greek ἄμβιξ ‎(ámbix, “cup, cap of a still”). Compare English and French alambic, Spanish alambique.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.lɐ̃.ˈbi.kɨ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.lɐ̃.ˈbi.ki/
• Hyphenation: a‧lam‧bi‧que

Noun

alambique m (plural alambiques)

1. alembic (chemical apparatus used to purify substances by distillation)
2. still (device for distilling liquids)

Derived terms

• alambicar

Spanish

Etymology

Arabic إِنْبِيق ‎(ʾinbīq, “still”), from Ancient Greek ἄμβιξ ‎(ámbix).

Noun

alambique m ‎(plural alambiques)

1. still (device for distilling liquids)

Synonyms

• alquitara

Derived terms

• alambicar

See also

• atanor m

Verb

alambique

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of alambicar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of alambicar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of alambicar.