crucible

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Synonyms: crucial, cruciate, credible, crumble, educible, runcible, crucibles, crible, cruckle

Antonyms: crucial, cruciate, credible, crumble, educible, runcible, crucibles, crible, cruckle

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|chemistry}} A cup-shaped piece of [[laboratory]] [[equipment]] used to contain [[chemical]] [[compound]]s when heating them to very high [[temperature]]s.
2. A [[heat-resistant]] container in which [[metal]]s are [[melted]], usually at temperatures above 500°C, commonly made of [[graphite]] with [[clay]] as a [[binder]].
3. The bottom and hottest part of a [[blast furnace]]; the [[hearth]].
4. {{lb|en|figuratively}} A very [[difficult]] and [[trying]] [[experience]], that acts as a [[refining]] or [[hardening]] [[process]].

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