单词 | athanor |
释义 | athanorn. Alchemy. A digesting furnace used by the alchemists, in which a constant heat was maintained by means of a tower which provided a self-feeding supply of charcoal. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > alchemy > equipment > [noun] jordanc1386 lute of wisdomc1400 athanor1471 1471 G. Ripley Compound of Alchymy (Ashm. 1652) v. 149 Thy Fornace..Whych wyse men do call Athenor. 1612 B. Jonson Alchemist ii. iii. sig. D4 In the lent heate of Athanor . View more context for this quotation 1651 N. Biggs Matæotechnia Medicinæ Praxeωs §141 They are not therefore digested in the Athanor of our Œconomy. 1752 S. Johnson Rambler No. 199. ⁋3 I have sat whole weeks without sleep by the side of an athanor, to watch the moment of projection. 1863 in H. Watts Dict. Chem. I. 430. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.1471 |
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