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1. (n.) crucible
a container of metal or refractory material employed for heating substances to high temperatures.
2. crucible
a hollow area at the bottom of a furnace in which the metal collects.
3. crucible
a severe test or trial, esp. one that causes a lasting change or influence.
Etymology: (1400–50; late ME crusible, corusible < ML crucibulum; cf. AF
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1. (noun) crucible, melting pot
a vessel made of material that does not melt easily; used for high temperature chemical reactions
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1. (noun) crucible
a vessel or melting pot, composed of some very refractory substance, as clay, graphite, platinum, and used for melting and calcining substances which require a strong degree of heat, as metals, ores, etc
2. (noun) crucible
a hollow place at the bottom of a furnace, to receive the melted metal
3. (noun) crucible
a test of the most decisive kind; a severe trial; as, the crucible of affliction
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Sense: a pot in which metals etc may be melted
He heated the chemicals in a crucible in the laboratory.
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 Afrikaans: smeltkroes, kroes |
 Arabic: بوتَقَـه |
 Bulgarian: котел в огнище |
 Brazilian: cadinho |
 Czech: tyglík |
 German: der Schmelztiegel |
 Danish: smeltedigel |
 Greek: χωνευτήρι |
 Spanish: crisol |
 Estonian: tiigel |
 Farsi: بوته؛ دیگ کوره |
 Finnish: sulatusastia |
 French: creuset |
 Hebrew: מֵכַל הִיתוּך |
 Hindi: घरिया |
 Croatian: topionički lonac, tiganj |
 Hungarian: olvasztótégely |
 Indonesian: peleburan |
 Icelandic: deigla |
 Italian: crogiolo |
 Japanese: るつぼ |
 Korean: 도가니 |
 Lithuanian: tiglis |
 Latvian: tīģelis |
 Malay: mangkuk pijar |
 Dutch: smeltkroes |
 Norwegian: smeltedigel |
 Polish: tygiel |
 Persian: بوته؛ دیگ کوره |
 Pashto: د اوسپنی یا فولادو د ویلی |
 Portuguese: cadinho |
 Romanian: creuzet |
 Russian: тигель |
 Slovak: téglik |
 Slovenian: talilnik |
 Serbian: sud za topljenje metala |
 Swedish: smältdegel |
 Thai: เบ้าหลอม |
 Turkish: pota |
 Taiwanese: 坩堝 |
 Ukrainian: тигель |
 Urdu: كُٹھالى |
 Vietnamese: nồi nấu kim loại |
 Chinese: 坩埚 |
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