athanor
- noun
- /ˈæθəˌnɔr/
- Archaic
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athanor
- The analogy (the "fornal" cannot be but the athanor of the alchemists) prepares the way for the third resolution of the poem.
Examples
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In the workshop, the bright flames from the athanor engulfed the ingredients needed for transmutation.
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Filter, pestle, mortar, crucible, flask, athanor.
Fiction book (1991) -
Athanor yields brimstone and orpiment decocted from the bowels of the unclean.
Fiction book (1991) -
The alchemist carefully regulated the heat of the athanor to ensure his experiments would succeed.
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An athanor is essential for alchemists who wish to conduct long-term heating without fluctuation in temperature.
Synonyms
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4.1
A closed chamber that makes very high heat for melting metal, burning waste or heating buildings
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A machine that uses electricity to make heat instead of burning fuel
A furnace used to heat materials to very high temperatures to form oxides
An electric furnace that uses a strong spark of electricity to heat metal to make steel
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Etymology
Athanor comes from the Arabic word al-tannur, which means 'the oven'. Alchemists used an athanor as a self-feeding furnace to keep a steady heat for long experiments, so the origin explains its modern meaning.