alembication
noun
alem·bi·ca·tion
| \ ə-ˌlem-bə-ˈkā-shən\
plural -s
Definition of alembication
1
: the action of alembicating or the state of being alembicated : distillation
the alembication of a lifetime's thought and experience— Olin Downes
2
: overrefinement, preciosity
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