aludel

[ al-yoo-del ]

nounChemistry.
  1. one of a series of pearshaped vessels of earthenware or glass, open at both ends and fitted one above the other, for recovering the sublimates produced during sublimation.

Origin of aludel

1
1550–60; <Middle French <Spanish <Arabic al the + uthāl, variant of ithāl, plural of athlah piece of apparatus

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aludel

/ (ˈæljʊˌdɛl) /


noun
  1. chem a pear-shaped vessel, open at both ends, formerly used with similar vessels for collecting condensates, esp of subliming mercury

Origin of aludel

1
C16: via Old French from Spanish, from Arabic al-uthāl the vessel

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