Hexenküche

German

Etymology

From Hexe +‎ Küche

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛksənˈkʏçə/

Noun

Hexenküche f (genitive Hexenküche, plural Hexenküchen)

1. literally, witches' kitchen (room containing the cauldron)
2. witches' or wizard's cuisine (things which might be cooked up in a cauldron)
3. witches' cauldron

   In der Hexenküche einer Supernova entstehen eine Vielzahl massereicher Atomkerne, die über verschiede kurzlebige Zwischenstadien zu stabilen Elementen zerfallen.

   The witches’ cauldron of a supernova gives birth to a whole array of high-mass atomic nuclei, which decay into stable elements via various short-lived intermediate stages.