"limbec" meaning in All languages combined

See limbec on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈlɪmbɪk/ Forms: limbecs [plural]
Etymology: See alembic Head templates: {{en-noun}} limbec (plural limbecs)
  1. An alembic; a still.
    Sense id: en-limbec-en-noun-wRgwL0uv

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈlɪmbɪk/ Forms: limbecs [present, singular, third-person], limbecking [participle, present], limbecked [participle, past], limbecked [past]
Etymology: See alembic Head templates: {{en-verb|limbecs|limbecking|limbecked}} limbec (third-person singular simple present limbecs, present participle limbecking, simple past and past participle limbecked)
  1. (obsolete, transitive) To distill. Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-limbec-en-verb-2YnuD4wM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 94

Inflected forms

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