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crucible

cru·cible

UK/ˈkɹuː.sɪ.bəl/ US/ˈkrusʌbʌl/ uncommon

noun

1.

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

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Origin

From Latin crucibulum (“night-lamp, metallurgic melting-pot”), apparently a derivative of crux (“cross”), perhaps by analogy to thūribulum (“censer”) and suffix -bulum, or from crucio (“to torment”).

Phrases

  • crucible steel
  • Gooch crucible
  • Hessian crucible

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