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cru⋅ci⋅ble

  [kroo-suh-buhl]
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–noun
1. a container of metal or refractory material employed for heating substances to high temperatures.
2. Metallurgy. a hollow area at the bottom of a furnace in which the metal collects.
3. a severe, searching test or trial.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME crusible, corusible < ML crucibulum; cf. AF crusil, OF croi-suel, croisol night lamp, crucible < Gallo-Rom *croceolus (of uncert. orig.), prob. Latinized on the model of tūribulum thurible
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cru·ci·ble   (krōō'sə-bəl)   
n.  

  1. A vessel made of a refractory substance such as graphite or porcelain, used for melting and calcining materials at high temperatures.

  2. A severe test, as of patience or belief; a trial. See Synonyms at trial.

  3. A place, time, or situation characterized by the confluence of powerful intellectual, social, economic, or political forces: "Macroeconomics . . . was cast in the crucible of the Depression" (Peter Passell).


[Middle English crusible, from Medieval Latin crūcibulum, night-light, crucible, possibly from Old French croisuel, cresset; see cresset.]
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crucible 
1460, from M.L. crucibulum "melting pot for metals," originally "night lamp." First element might be M.H.G. kruse "earthen pot." Used of any severe test or trial since 1645.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: cru·ci·ble
Pronunciation: 'krü-s&-b&l
Function: noun
: a vessel of a very refractory material (as porcelain) used formelting and calcining a substance that requires a high degree of heat
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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