ambix

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄμβιξ (ámbix, “cup, cap of a still”).

Noun

ambix (plural ambices)

  1. Synonym of alembic
    • 2012, Bernard X Bovasso, Jung, Faust and the Devil: Return to Alexandria & the Voices of the Dead, page 126:
      The vapor condensed in the ambix, which was cooled with sponges, and a rim on the inside of the ambix collected the distillate and carried it to three copper delivery spouts fitted with receiving vessels.

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