Associations to the word «Crucible»

CRUCIBLE, noun. (chemistry) A cup-shaped piece of laboratory equipment used to contain chemical compounds when heating them to very high temperatures.

CRUCIBLE, noun. A heat-resistant container in which metals are melted, usually at temperatures above 500°C, commonly made of graphite with clay as a binder.

CRUCIBLE, noun. The bottom and hottest part of a blast furnace; the hearth.

CRUCIBLE, noun. A very difficult and trying experience, that acts as a refining or hardening process.

CRUCIBLE STEEL, noun. A high-grade steel, used in tools and dies, originally made by fusing wrought iron and charcoal in a crucible.

CRUCIBLE, noun. A vessel made of material that does not melt easily; used for high temperature chemical reactions.