alembication

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin alembicatio, from Latin alembīcum.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

alembication (countable and uncountable, plural alembications) (literary, rare)

  1. The act of making something more refined or pure; distillation.
  2. Excessively refined or pretentious language.

References

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