Definizione monolingua

crucible

crucible (plural crucibles)

1. (chemistry) A cup-shaped piece of laboratory equipment used to contain chemical compounds when heating them to very high temperatures.
2. A heat-resistant container in which metals 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. A very difficult and trying experience, that acts as a refining or hardening process.

Definizione dizionario crucible

	crogiolo
	cup-shaped piece of laboratory equipment
	heat-resistant container in which metals are melted

crogiuolo

Altri significati:

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

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

difficult and trying experience

(melting) pot

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

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