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Athanor

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Ath´a`nor
n.1.A digesting furnace, formerly used by alchemists. It was so constructed as to maintain uniform and durable heat.
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Noun1.Athanor - a furnace that feeds itself so as to maintain a uniform temperatureathanor - a furnace that feeds itself so as to maintain a uniform temperature; used by alchemists
furnace - an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc.
alchemy - a pseudoscientific forerunner of chemistry in medieval times


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After passing through the gate surmounted with the hieroglyph of philosophic mercury he traverses the seven angles of the citadel, representing the chief operations of the Great Work - calcination, dissolution, purification, introduction into the sealed Vase of Hermes, transference of the Vase to the Athanor [furnace], coagulation, putrefaction, ceration, multiplication and projection.
Although he drifted across to the stands' rail inside the final furlong, Laa Rayb kept on powerfully to score by five lengths from Athanor.
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