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Princeton's WordNet
athanornoun
a furnace that feeds itself so as to maintain a uniform temperature; used by alchemists
Wiktionary
athanornoun
a furnace or stove, designed and to maintain uniform heat. Primarily used by alchemists
Etymology: Arabic ‘baker's oven’.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
ATHANORnoun
A digesting furnace, to keep heat for some time; so that it may be augmented or diminished at pleasure, by opening or shutting some apertures made on purpose with sliders over them, called registers. John Quincy
Etymology: a chymical term, borrowed from ἀϑάνατος; or, as others think, תכוד.
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Athanor
In alchemy, an athanor (Arabic: التنور, at-tannūr) is a furnace used to provide a uniform and constant heat for alchemical digestion. Etymologically, it descends from a number of Arabic texts of the period of the Califate which use the term "al-tannoor" in talismanic alchemy, meaning a bread-oven, from which the design portrayed evidently descends. The athanor was also called Piger Henricus ("Slow Henry"), because it was chiefly used in slower operations, and because when once filled with coals, it keeps burning a long time. For this reason the Greeks referred to it as "giving no trouble", as it did not need to be continually attended. It was also called the Philosophical furnace, Furnace of Arcana, or popularly, the Tower furnace.
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athanor
An athanor is a type of ancient furnace used by alchemists which maintained a consistent temperature to aid their experiments. The term is derived from the Arabic word for oven (al-tannūr) and was often described as a self-feeding furnace, having the unique ability to control the heat over a long period of time. It was typically used for slow, continuous heating purposes – a process fundamental to alchemical transformations.
Webster Dictionary
Athanornoun
a digesting furnace, formerly used by alchemists. It was so constructed as to maintain uniform and durable heat
Etymology: [F., fr. Ar. at-tannr, fr. Heb. tannr an oven or furnace.]
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Athanor
In alchemy, an athanor is a furnace used to provide a uniform and constant heat for alchemical digestion. The athanor was also called Piger Henricus, because it was chiefly used in slower operations, and because when once filled with coals, it keeps burning a long time. For this reason the Greeks referred to it as "giving no trouble", as it did not need to be continually attended. It was also called the Philosophical furnace, Furnace of Arcana, or popularly, the Tower furnace.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Athanor
ath′a-nor, n. a self-feeding digesting furnace, used by the alchemists, in which a uniform heat was maintained. [Ar. at-tannur, at = al, the nūr, fire.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of athanor in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of athanor in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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