athanor (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *athanor*:
NOUN	artifact	athanor	a furnace that feeds itself so as to maintain a uniform temperature

English > *athanor*: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	A furnace that feeds itself so as to maintain a uniform temperature; used by alchemists.
Category	alchemy	A pseudoscientific forerunner of chemistry in medieval times
Broader	furnace	An enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc.
Spanish	atanor
Catalan	atanor

HyperDic: athanor