aludel

English

Etymology

From Medieval Latin aludel, from Arabic الأُثَال (al-ʔuṯāl, the sublimation vessel).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈæl.jʊ.dɛl/

Noun

aludel (plural aludels)

  1. A pear-shaped pot with an opening at each end, formerly used, especially by alchemists, for sublimation.
    Synonym: Orphic egg

Translations

Anagrams

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic الأُثَال (al-ʔuṯāl, the sublimation vessel). First attested in 1836.[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈlu.dɛl/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -udɛl
  • Syllabification: a‧lu‧del

Noun

aludel m inan

  1. aludel (pear shaped pot)

Declension

References

  1. Encyklopedya powszechna : zbiór wiadomości najpotrzebniejszych dla wszystkich stanów. T. 1. (in Polish), 1836, page 567
  2. aludel in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

Further reading

Portuguese

Noun

aludel m (plural aludéis)

  1. (alchemy) aludel (pear-shaped pot with an opening at each end)
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