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== Description == The complete distilling apparatus consists of three parts: * the "{{linktext|cucurbit}}" (Arabic: {{lang|ar-Latn|ḳarʿa}}; Greek: {{lang|grc|βῖκος}}, {{lang|grc-Latn|bîkos}}), the still pot containing the liquid to be distilled, which is heated by a flame * the "head" or "cap" ({{lang|ar|إِنْبِيق{{lrm}}}}, {{lang|ar-Latn|ʾinbīq}}; Greek {{lang|grc|ἄμβιξ}}, {{lang|grc-Latn|ambix}}) which fits over the mouth of the cucurbit to receive the vapors, with an attached downward-sloping "tube" ({{lang|grc|σωλήν}}, {{lang|grc-Latn|sōlēn}}) * the "receiver" ({{lang|ar|قَابِلَة}}, {{lang|ar-Latn|qābila}}; {{lang|grc|ἄγγος}}, {{lang|grc-Latn|angos}} or {{lang|grc|φιάλη}}, {{lang|grc-Latn|phialē}}) container In the case of another distilling vessel, the [[retort]], the "cap" and the "cucurbit" have been combined to form a single vessel. The anbik<ref> [https://referenceworks.brillonline.com/entries/encyclopaedia-of-islam-2/al-anbik-SIM_0663 The complete distilling apparatus consists of three parts: the "cucurbit" (''ḳarʿa''), the "head" or "cap" (''anbīḳ'') and the "receiver" (''ḳābila'').] </ref> is also called the ''raʾs'' (the Arabic word ''raʾs'' means "head") of the cucurbit. The liquid in the cucurbit is heated or boiled; the vapour rises into the ''anbik'', where it cools by contact with the walls and condenses, running down the spout into the receiver. A modern descendant of the alembic is the [[pot still]], used to produce [[distilled beverages]].
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