Crucible [noun]
Definition of Crucible:
retort
Opposite/Antonyms of Crucible:
-
Sentence/Example of Crucible:
On each of the 100 runs, the planet’s temperature was tracked until it became too hot or too cold or else had survived for 3 billion years, at which point it was deemed to have been a possible crucible for intelligent life.
On each of the 100 runs, the planet’s temperature was tracked until it became too hot or too cold or else had survived for three billion years, at which point it was deemed to have been a possible crucible for intelligent life.
But, as your eminence may notice, the first crucible is turning white hot; it is time to draw the charge.
He nipped the crucible four inches beneath the rim, testing the grip by lifting it just a couple of inches.
Now obtain a small quantity of asbestos compound and pack it around the small crucible inside the flowerpot.
Make sure the crucible is in the exact center of the flowerpot and that their tops are even with each other.
Closely akin to this "magic crucible" notion of assimilation is the theory of "like-mindedness."
And what went on in this gigantic crucible, where all this vegetable matter had accumulated, sunk to various depths?
When the whole is fully melted, the crucible is removed from the flame, cooled, and the mass dissolved in water and filtered.
This process is called cupellation, from being performed in a small crucible called a cupell.