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Definition crucible

Etymology

From Latin crucibulum (�night-lamp, metallurgic melting-pot�), apparently a derivative of crux (�cross�), perhaps by analogy to th?ribulum (�censer�) and suffix -bulum.

Noun

crucible (plural crucibles)

1. (chemistry) A cup-shaped piece of laboratory equipment used to contain chemical compounds when heating them to very high temperatures.
2. A heat-resistant container in which metals are melted, usually at temperatures above 500�C, commonly made of graphite with clay as a binder.
3. The bottom and hottest part of a blast furnace; the hearth.
4. (figuratively) A very difficult and trying experience, that acts as a refining or hardening process.

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