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 A high-grade steel, used in tools and dies, originally made by fusing wrought iron and charcoal in a crucible.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.
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