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ALUDEL
Etymology
Noun
aludel (plural aludels)
A pear-shaped pot with an opening at each end, formerly used, especially by alchemists, for sublimation.
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Source: Wiktionary
Al"u*del, n. Etym: [F. & Sp. aludel, fr. Ar. aluthal.] (Chem.)
Definition: One of the pear-shaped pots open at both ends, and so formed as to be fitted together, the neck of one into the bottom of another in succession; -- used in the process of sublimation. Ure.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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