A tall pot in which coffee is brewed or served.
A cup-shaped piece of laboratory equipment used to contain chemical compounds when heating them to very high temperatures.
A heat-resistant container in which metals are melted, usually at temperatures above 500°C, commonly made of graphite with clay as a binder.
A very difficult and trying experience, that acts as a refining or hardening process.
The bottom and hottest part of a blast furnace; the hearth.