Word: alembics
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: a
lem
bics
Definition: Plural of alembic; an obsolete kind of container used for distillation; two retorts connected by a tube
Morphemes:
Affix: alembic
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An early chemical apparatus, consisting of two retorts connected by a tube, used to purify substances by distillation
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἄμβιξ
Language: grc
Decoded: ambix
Meaning: cup, cap of a still
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.