Crucible Synonyms & Definitions

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• CrucibleDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (n.) A vessel or melting pot, composed of some very refractory substance, as clay, graphite, platinum, and used for melting and calcining substances which require a strong degree of heat, as metals, ores, etc.
2. (n.) A test of the most decisive kind; a severe trial; as, the crucible of affliction.
3. (n.) A hollow place at the bottom of a furnace, to receive the melted metal.

• Crucible steelDefinition & Meaning in English

1. () Cast steel made by fusing in crucibles crude or scrap steel, wrought iron, and other ingredients and fluxes.