NOUN | artifact | athanor | a furnace that feeds itself so as to maintain a uniform temperature |
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Meaning | A furnace that feeds itself so as to maintain a uniform temperature; used by alchemists. | |
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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 |
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