Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ambix

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: am-bix
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of alembic.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἄμβιξ (ámbix, “cup, cap of a still”). Doublet of alembic and lambic.

Inflected Forms

ambices (plural)

Synonyms

alembic

Questions

What does ambix mean?: Synonym of alembic.
Where does ambix come from?: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἄμβιξ (ámbix, “cup, cap of a still”). Doublet of alembic and lambic.

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