About The Word Cupel
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Cupel
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What's The Definition Of Cupel?
[n] small porous bowl made of bone ash used in assaying to separate precious metals from e.g. lead
Synonyms | Synonyms for Cupel: bone-ash cup | refractory pot Related Terms | Find terms related to Cupel: See Also | vessel Cupel In Webster's Dictionary \Cu"pel\ (k[=u]"p[e^]l), n. [LL. cupella cup (cf. L.
cupella, small cask, dim. of cupa) : cf. F. coupelle. See
{Cup}, and cf. {Coblet}.]
A shallow porous cup, used in refining precious metals,
commonly made of bone ashes (phosphate of lime). [Written
also {coppel}.]
{Cupel dust}, powder used in purifying metals.
\Cu*pel"\ (k[-u]*p[e^]l"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cupelled} (-p?ld"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cupelling}.] To refine by means of a cupel. |
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