"ambix" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ambices [plural]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἄμβιξ (ámbix, “cup, cap of a still”). Doublet of alembic and lambic. Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|grc|ἄμβιξ|t=cup, cap of a still}} Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἄμβιξ (ámbix, “cup, cap of a still”), {{dbt|en|alembic|lambic}} Doublet of alembic and lambic Head templates: {{en-noun|ambices}} ambix (plural ambices)
  1. Synonym of alembic. Categories (topical): Alchemy Synonyms: alembic [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-ambix-en-noun-zXOw4g-X Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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