Chemistry. An early apparatus used for distilling, consisting of two connected vessels, a typically gourd-shaped cucurbit (cucurbit, n.1 1)…

Chemistry. A (usually glass) container with a bulb and a long downward-curving neck, used in distilling liquids and in other chemical operations…

A retort shaped like a bagpipe. Obsolete.

A retort used in distilling.

Chemistry. A container at the head of a still filled with cold water through which the worm passes, for condensing vapour; any container or…

A bell-shaped vessel forming the head or upper part of an alembic. Obsolete.

A retort; = cornute, n. i.

Chemistry. A cooling vessel placed at the head of a still; cf. refrigeratory, n. 1. Obsolete.

A retort.

A copper vessel used in distilling. Obsolete.

A cover for an alembic or retort; a retort with such a cover.

A ceramic or metal container used for simple distillation, in the top of which heated vapour is condensed for collection; (also) the receiver of…

A device for absorbing or dissipating heat; spec. †(a) Chemistry = refrigeratory, n. 1 (obsolete); (b) a chamber or vat for cooling the wort in a…

the condensing vessel of a still.