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Meanings of crucible in English

Portuguese
crisol
Catalan
gresol

A vessel made of material that does not melt easily; used for high temperature chemical reactions.

        crisol
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        Examples for "melting pot"
        Examples for "melting pot"
        1
        South Africa is truly a melting pot and it's beautiful to see.
        The South African
        2
        It's a melting pot of positivity and desire to create beautiful experiences.
        The Irish Times
        3
        And now all these things were to go into the melting pot.
        The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth
        4
        So his whole strength was flung into the melting pot of achievement.
        The Triumph of John Kars: A Story of the Yukon
        5
        For this reason, it is a melting pot of many other cultures.
        The South African
        Usage of crucible in English
        1
        World War I is often called the crucible of our national identity.
        Radio NZ
        2
        Thus I was placed in the crucible for further refinement and regeneration.
        Biography of a Slave, Being the Experiences of Rev. Charles Thom...
        3
        Powder the regulus in a mortar and transfer to a small crucible.
        A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Min...
        4
        All this will be tested in the crucible over the coming months.
        The Guardian
        5
        The precipitate may, if preferred, be placed in a weighted porcelain crucible.
        An Introductory Course of Quantitative Chemical Analysis / With ...
        6
        It was God's crucible, and she was on her way into it.
        Winter’s Tale
        7
        But this is Headingley, the crucible of so many previously unthinkable accomplishments.
        The Guardian
        8
        Does the refiner hesitate to put the crude ore into the crucible?
        From Jest to Earnest
        9
        But they would do nothing to move Rogert out of the crucible.
        Surrender to the will of the night
        10
        Gurney had been forged and tempered in a crucible of extreme pain.
        The Winds of Dune
        11
        Then the soil crackled and smoked as if dropped into a crucible.
        Blood and Bone
        12
        He fumbled out the crucible wrapped in his handkerchief from his pocket.
        Charmed Life
        13
        This, then, was the crucible into which the Archbishop's pieces had gone.
        Hero Tales and Legends of the Rhine
        14
        The kitchen was a crucible, and the old dame a mediaeval alchemist.
        The Dragon Painter
        15
        It's a very sacred crucible. She pauses and gives a goofy grin.
        The Guardian
        16
        Place the crucible in the funnel, and apply a gentle suction,!after which!
        An Introductory Course of Quantitative Chemical Analysis / With ...
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