aludel
English edit
Etymology edit
From Medieval Latin aludel, from Arabic الأُثَال (al-ʔuṯāl, “the sublimation vessel”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
aludel (plural aludels)
- A pear-shaped pot with an opening at each end, formerly used, especially by alchemists, for sublimation.
- Synonym: Orphic egg
Translations edit
pear-shaped pot with an opening at each end
Anagrams edit
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Arabic الأُثَال (al-ʔuṯāl, “the sublimation vessel”). First attested in 1836.[1][2]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
aludel m inan
- aludel (pear shaped pot)
Declension edit
Declension of aludel
References edit
Further reading edit
- aludel in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “aludel”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861[2]
- J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “aludel”, in Słownik języka polskiego[3] (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 28
Portuguese edit
Noun edit
aludel m (plural aludéis)