alembication
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Latin alembicatio, from Latin alembīcum.
Pronunciation
edit- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
editalembication (countable and uncountable, plural alembications) (literary, rare)
- The act of making something more refined or pure; distillation.
- Excessively refined or pretentious language.
Related terms
editReferences
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.