athanor

athanor

(ˈæθəˌnɔː) nan alchemist's oven or furnace that continuously supplies its own fuel and thereby sustains an unchanging temperature

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athanor - a furnace that feeds itself so as to maintain a uniform temperature; used by alchemistsfurnace - an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc.alchemy - a pseudoscientific forerunner of chemistry in medieval times