noun🔗ShareCreusetA cup-shaped piece of laboratory equipment used to contain chemical compounds when heating them to very high temperatures."The chemist placed the solid sample into the crucible before putting it in the furnace for heating. "Le chimiste a placé l'échantillon solide dans le creuset avant de le mettre dans le four pour le chauffer.utensilchemistrymaterialsciencetechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCreusetA heat-resistant container in which metals are melted, usually at temperatures above 500°C, commonly made of graphite with clay as a binder."The metalworker carefully poured the molten gold from the crucible into the mold. "Le métallurgiste a versé avec précaution l'or en fusion du creuset dans le moule.materialutensilchemistryscienceindustryelementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCreusetThe bottom and hottest part of a blast furnace; the hearth."The molten iron collected in the crucible at the base of the blast furnace, ready to be poured. "Le fer en fusion s'est accumulé dans le creuset à la base du haut fourneau, prêt à être versé.materialgeologyindustrytechnologystructurepartplaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCreuset, épreuveA very difficult and trying experience, that acts as a refining or hardening process."The demanding training program was a crucible for the young athletes, forging them into stronger competitors. "Le programme d'entraînement exigeant a été un creuset pour les jeunes athlètes, les forgeant en compétiteurs plus forts.sufferingconditionsituationcharacterprocesshistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
