noun
- an apparatus used for distillation, especially in alchemy
Usage: archaic; historical
Examples
- The alchemist heated his mixture in the limbeck.
- Medieval scholars used a limbeck to separate liquids.
- The glass limbeck sat atop the furnace in the laboratory.
- Through the limbeck, the philosopher hoped to create gold.
- The curved neck of the limbeck allowed vapors to condense.
- Ancient texts described the proper use of a limbeck for distillation.