Associations to the word «Crucible»
Noun
- Snooker
- Graphite
- Furnace
- Sheffield
- Retort
- Proctor
- Dweller
- Melt
- Alchemist
- Porcelain
- Precipitate
- Alchemy
- Burner
- Steel
- Platinum
- Mould
- Abigail
- Impurity
- Mold
- Doherty
- Forge
- Kiln
- Quartz
- Tong
- Alloy
- Blister
- Miller
- Silica
- Foundry
- Playhouse
- Salem
- Ore
- Bellow
- Fusion
- Carbonate
- Theatre
- Shetland
- Metal
- Flux
- Midsummer
- Carbon
- Fuse
- Asbestos
- Higgins
- Sponsorship
- Sodium
- Copper
- Silicon
- Heater
- Vic
- Maguire
- Reaper
- Lid
- Weigh
- Arthur
- Evaporation
- Weighing
- Electrode
- Ceramic
- Oxide
- Sanderson
- Fume
- Soda
- Casting
- Macbeth
- Induction
- Cradle
- Ishmael
- Chloride
- Sulphur
- Ado
- Lear
- Ignition
- Gram
- Titanium
- Bingham
Adjective
Wiktionary
CRUCIBLE, noun. (chemistry) A cup-shaped piece of laboratory equipment used to contain chemical compounds when heating them to very high temperatures.
CRUCIBLE, noun. A heat-resistant container in which metals are melted, usually at temperatures above 500°C, commonly made of graphite with clay as a binder.
CRUCIBLE, noun. The bottom and hottest part of a blast furnace; the hearth.
CRUCIBLE, noun. A very difficult and trying experience, that acts as a refining or hardening process.
CRUCIBLE STEEL, noun. A high-grade steel, used in tools and dies, originally made by fusing wrought iron and charcoal in a crucible.
Dictionary definition
CRUCIBLE, noun. A vessel made of material that does not melt easily; used for high temperature chemical reactions.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.