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"roman": "anbek",
"sense": "chemical apparatus",
"word": "انبک"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "dam-band",
"sense": "chemical apparatus",
"word": "دمبند"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "xonb",
"sense": "chemical apparatus",
"word": "خنب"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "chemical apparatus",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "alembik"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "chemical apparatus",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "alambique"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "chemical apparatus",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "alambic"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "distilljátor",
"sense": "chemical apparatus",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "дистилля́тор"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "peregónnyj kub",
"sense": "chemical apparatus",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "перего́нный куб"
},
{
"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "chemical apparatus",
"word": "alammicu"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "chemical apparatus",
"word": "alambique"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "chemical apparatus",
"word": "imbik"
}
],
"word": "alembic"
}
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