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English word crucible comes from Latin crucem, Latin -bulum, Latin crucibulum, Latin thuribulum (A censer.)
crucem (Latin)
-bulum (Latin)
Noun suffix denoting instrument.. Noun suffix denoting person. (rare). Noun suffix denoting vessel or place.
crucibulum (Latin)
thuribulum (Latin)
A censer.
crucible (English)
(chemistry) A cup-shaped piece of laboratory equipment used to contain chemical compounds when heating them to very high temperatures.. (figuratively) A very difficult and trying experience, that acts as a refining or hardening process.. A heat-resistant container in which metals are melted, usually at temperatures above 500°C, commonly made of graphite with clay as a binder.. The bottom and [...]