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Definition of Aludel

1. n. 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.

Definition of Aludel

1. Noun. a pear-shaped pot with an opening at each end, formerly used for sublimation. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Aludel

1. a pear-shaped vessel [n -S]

Medical Definition of Aludel

1. 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. Origin: F. & Sp. Aludel, fr. Ar. Aluthal. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Aludel

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Elements of Metallurgy: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Extracting Metals by John Arthur Phillips (1887)
"aludel-Furnace; longitudinal section. by assay yielded 1-90 per cent. on the ... aludel-FURNACE OF ALMADEN.—This apparatus, figs. 160 and 161, Fig. 161. ..."

2. A Practical Treatise on Metallurgy: Adapted from the Last German Edition of by Sir William Crookes, Bruno Kerl, Ernst Otto Röhring (1868)
"aludel furnaces, introduced in 1646, by Juan Alonso Bustamente, from Huancavelica, in Peru. Figs. 149, 150, 151, 152, represent these furnaces. Figs. ..."

3. Annales de chimie et de physique by Joseph-Louis Gay-Lussac (1887)
"A aludel des Arabes. Cette figure est tirée de la Bibliotheca chemica de ... au centre duquel on plaçait l'alu- del, ainsi qu'un autre type d'aludel, ..."

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