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English
Etymology
From Medieval Latin aludel, from Arabic الأُثَال (al-ʔuṯāl, “the sublimation vessel”).
Pronunciation
Noun
aludel (plural aludels)
- A pear-shaped pot with an opening at each end, formerly used, especially by alchemists, for sublimation.
- Synonym: Orphic egg
Translations
pear-shaped pot with an opening at each end
Anagrams
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic الأُثَال (al-ʔuṯāl, “the sublimation vessel”). First attested in 1836.[1][2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈlu.dɛl/
- Rhymes: -udɛl
- Syllabification: a‧lu‧del
Noun
aludel m inan
- aludel (pear shaped pot)
Declension
References
- ^ Encyklopedya powszechna : zbiór wiadomości najpotrzebniejszych dla wszystkich stanów. T. 1. (in Polish), 1836, page 567
- ^ aludel in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego
Further reading
- aludel in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “aludel”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
- J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “aludel”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 28
Portuguese
Noun
aludel m (plural aludéis)
- (alchemy) aludel (pear-shaped pot with an opening at each end)