alembication

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin alembicatio, from Latin alembīcum.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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alembication (countable and uncountable, plural alembications) (literary, rare)

  1. The act of making something more refined or pure; distillation.
  2. Excessively refined or pretentious language.
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