athanor
[ ath-uh-nawr ]
/ ˈæθ əˌnɔr /
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noun Alchemy.
a digester furnace with a self-feeding fuel supply contained in a towerlike contrivance, ensuring a constant, durable temperature.
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Origin of athanor
1425–75; late Middle English ≪ Arabic at tannūr the furnace
Words nearby athanor
athanasia, Athanasian, Athanasian Creed, Athanasius, at hand, athanor, Athapascan, Atharva-Veda, at heart, atheism, atheist
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Example sentences from the Web for athanor
The draught affects the furnace—my Athanor, as we adepts term it.
Auriol|W. Harrison AinsworthA, shows an athanor (or digesting furnace) and a couple of digesting vessels.
Alchemy: Ancient and Modern|H. Stanley RedgroveOr Athanor, a chemical stove, which works on for a long time without poking.
Titan: A Romance v. 1 (of 2)|Jean Paul Friedrich RichterWe know of the athanor of the alchemists of the middle ages.
Inventions in the Century|William Henry Doolittle