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noun

crucible

a vessel made of material that does not melt easily; used for high temperature chemical reactions

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Six example sentences with crucible, each labelled with its topic.

  • Engineers heated the powdered alloy in a crucible until it glowed, then poured the liquid into a sand mould.

    Technology

  • The jeweller lifted the crucible with long tongs and poured bright silver into a mould she had carved by hand.

    Art

  • Roman metalworkers fired clay crucibles hot enough to melt bronze, and archaeologists still find the cracked fragments in workshops.

    History

  • The chemistry class heated the sample in a porcelain crucible until the water was driven off and weighed what remained.

    Science

  • Drop iron ore and coal into the crucible at the forge, and the game hands you a bar of steel.

    Gaming

  • The recycling plant tips crushed cans into a crucible, and the aluminium pours out ready to be cast again.

    Environment

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