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Meaning of ATHANOR

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ath"a*nor\, n. [F., fr. Ar. at-tann[=u]r, fr. Heb.
tann[=u]r an oven or furnace.]
A digesting furnace, formerly used by alchemists. It was so
constructed as to maintain uniform and durable heat.
--Chambers.
 
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