cruciblenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈkruː.sɪ.bəl/us/ˈkruː.sə.bəl/crucible noun [ C ] (CONTAINER)
a container in which metals or other substances can be heated to very high temperatures
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Laboratory equipment
- bell jar
- Buchner funnel
- Bunsen burner
- burette
- calorimeter
- collecting flask
- condenser
- conical flask
- evaporating dish
- flame test
- flask
- graduated cylinder
- microscope
- oscilloscope
- particle accelerator
- pipette
- retort stand
- siphon
- test tube
- transducer
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crucible noun [ C ] (TEST)
formal a severe test
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Testing, checking and experimenting
- assay
- check
- check sth out
- check up on sb
- collector
- crosscheck
- feeler
- inspect
- inspection
- inspector
- play around with sth
- screen
- spy
- spy out the land idiom
- test
- test sth out
- tester
- trial
- trial run
- try-out
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crucible noun [ C ] (MIX)
formal a place or situation in which different cultures or styles can mix together to produce something new and exciting
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Variety and mixtures
- all manner of sth idiom
- assorted
- assortment
- chequered
- choice
- jumble
- manner
- medley
- melting pot
- miscellaneous
- mixture
- mélange
- of every stripe/of all stripes idiom
- panoply
- patchwork
- plurality
- potpourri
- ragbag
- selection
- variously
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