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athanor

noun

LanguageAnglo-Norman

Meaning
  1. type of furnace used by alchemists
  2. A special kind of furnace that was historically used by alchemists for their experiments.
Examples

Le sage alchimiste a allumé son athanor pour commencer sa recherche.

The wise alchemist lit his furnace to begin his research.

Part of speechnoun

Status: Adapted from Wikidata lexemes — awaiting native speaker review

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Source: Wikidata lexemes — Wave 3 (CC0-1.0), adapted.