HyperDic: athanor

English > 1 sense of the word athanor:
NOUNartifactathanora furnace that feeds itself so as to maintain a uniform temperature
English > athanor: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA furnace that feeds itself so as to maintain a uniform temperature; used by alchemists.
CategoryalchemyA pseudoscientific forerunner of chemistry in medieval times
BroaderfurnaceAn enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc.
Spanishatanor
Catalanatanor

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