Alembic

Alembic was the name of a kind of distilling apparatus which has now become obsolete. It was consisted of a rounded necked flask with a cap and a long beak.

The condensed and distilled liquids were conveyed to another pot placed under the other end of the beak.

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Alemtejo, Alencon, Aleph, Aleppo, Aleppo gall