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crucible

noun

1 crucible

A vessel made of material that does not melt easily; used for high temperature chemical reactions.

synonym: melting pot.

Roget 191: receptacle; inclosure etc. 232; recipient, receiver, reservatory.    compartment; cell, cellule; follicle; hole, corner, niche, ... show more

Roget 691: workshop, workhouse, workplace, shop, place of business; manufactory, mill, plant, works, factory; cabinet, studio; office, branch office bureau, ... show more

Roget 386: furnace, stove, kiln, oven; cracker; hearth, focus, combustion chamber; athanor, hypocaust, reverberatory; volcano; forge, fiery furnace; ... show more

Roget 144: conversion, reduction, transmutation, resolution, assimilation; evolution, sea change; change of state; assumption; naturalization; transportation; development [Biol.], developing.    [photography] ... show more

Roget 463: experiment; essay etc. (attempt) 675; analysis etc. (investigation) 461; screen; trial, tentative method, t=atonnement.    verification, ... show more

Dutch: vuurproef, smeltkroes
Polish: tygiel


Moby thesaurus: Bunsen burner, Erlenmeyer flask, Kipp generator, acid test, affliction, agitator, alembic, anvil, aspirator, assay, beaker, beater, blank determination, blender, blowpipe, brouillon, burette, caldron, calvary, capillary tube ... show more.

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