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May 23, 2012
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a•lem•bic



Pronunciation: (u-lem'bik), [key]
—n.
1. a vessel with a beaked cap or head, formerly used in distilling.
2. anything that transforms, purifies, or refines.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

Alembert, d'Alençon
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