How to pronounce athanor
American English pronunciation
ATH-uh-nor
- IPA
- /ˈæθəˌnɔɹ/
- Syllables
- ATH · uh · nor (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What athanor means
A furnace alchemists used to keep a slow, even heat
In a sentence: The alchemist fed charcoal into the athanor to keep it warm all night.
Where it comes from: It comes from an Arabic word for a baker's oven, and the word tandoor is the same word. English has had it since the late 1400s.
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