noun
- A pear-shaped or cylindrical vessel used in alchemy and chemistry for distillation or sublimation, typically made of ceramic or glass.
Usage: archaic; technical; historical
Examples
- Medieval alchemists used an aludel to separate volatile substances through heat.
- The aludel was a common piece of laboratory equipment in early chemical experiments.
- In old texts, the aludel is described as essential for distilling mercury compounds.
- The chemist carefully heated the aludel to sublime the crystalline material.