Definitions

alembic

[uh-lem-bik] / əˈlɛm bɪk /

NOUN

container

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bag bottle bowl box bucket can canister capsule carton crate dish jar jug kettle package packet pail pot pouch sack storage tank tub utensil vase vessel vial

STRONG

beaker bin bunker caisson canteen carafe cask casket cauldron chamber chest churn cistern cradle crock ewer firkin flask hamper hod hopper hutch jeroboam magnum pit pod poke pottery purse receptacle reliquary repository sac scuttle stein vat

WEAK

humidor

NOUN

flask

Synonyms

STRONGEST

beaker canteen carafe chalice decanter jug urn vial

STRONG

ampulla bag bottle caster crock cruet crystal demijohn ewer fiasco flagon glass goblet gourd horn jar noggin phial retort tumbler

WEAK

flacon flasket

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Alembic analyst Hassan Ahmed upgraded both stocks, citing underestimation of prolonged disruption and higher chemical pricing.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

WndrCo led an early 2024 series A round that valued Alembic at $49 million, Katzenberg said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025

“It’s such a bizarre scenario,” said Hassan Ahmed, a chemicals analyst with Alembic Global Advisors, a research firm.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 29, 2021

“Certainly they underestimated the amount of liability or cost overruns that these projects were in,” Robert Norfleet, a managing director at Alembic Global Advisors who has followed the machinations, said of Westinghouse.

From New York Times • Feb. 18, 2017

He departed as poor as the last drops of an Alembic; for Riches are not poured on the Adepts of this world.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 446, July 19, 1884 by Various

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