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athanor

at·ha·nor

UK/ˈæθənɔː/ US/ˈæθənɔɹ/ uncommon

noun

1.

a self-feeding furnace that maintains a uniform temperature; used by alchemists

Origin

From Arabic التَنُّور (at-tannūr, “the baker’s oven”). The word is a doublet of tandoor.

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