D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Athanor

· Ath·a·nor · IPA /ˈæθənɔɹ/
01 n. A digesting furnace, formerly used by alchemists. It was so constructed as to maintain uniform and durable heat.
  1. 1.
    A digesting furnace, formerly used by alchemists. It was so constructed as to maintain uniform and durable heat.