Definitions

alembic

[uh-lem-bik] / əˈlɛm bɪk /

NOUN

container

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bag bottle bowl box bucket can canister capsule carton crate dish jar jug kettle package packet pail pot pouch sack storage tank tub utensil vase vessel vial

STRONG

beaker bin bunker caisson canteen carafe cask casket cauldron chamber chest churn cistern cradle crock ewer firkin flask hamper hod hopper hutch jeroboam magnum pit pod poke pottery purse receptacle reliquary repository sac scuttle stein vat

WEAK

humidor

NOUN

flask

Synonyms

STRONGEST

beaker canteen carafe chalice decanter jug urn vial

STRONG

ampulla bag bottle caster crock cruet crystal demijohn ewer fiasco flagon glass goblet gourd horn jar noggin phial retort tumbler

WEAK

flacon flasket

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Alembic analyst Hassan Ahmed upgraded both stocks, citing underestimation of prolonged disruption and higher chemical pricing.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

Accenture had begun using Alembic to help clients restructure their businesses around AI tools before it co-led this funding round, according to a statement from Julie Sweet, the firm’s chair and CEO.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025

“It’s such a bizarre scenario,” said Hassan Ahmed, a chemicals analyst with Alembic Global Advisors, a research firm.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 29, 2021

“It’s labor intensive, but there’s a reason the French require Alembic stills for making cognac.”

From New York Times • Aug. 18, 2015

"Limbeck" is used by Shakspeare for "Alembic;" and in the passage in Macbeth,— "That memory, the warder of the brain, Shall be a fume, and the receipt of reason A limbeck only."

From Notes and Queries, Number 59, December 14, 1850 by Various

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