About The Word Cupellation
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Cupellation
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What's The Definition Of Cupellation?Synonyms | Synonyms for Cupellation: Related Terms | Find terms related to Cupellation: See Also | Cupellation In Webster's Dictionary \Cu`pel*la"tion\ (k[=u]`p[e^]l*l[=a]"sh[u^]n) n.
[See {Cupel}.]
The act or process of refining gold or silver, etc., in a
cupel.
Note: The process consist in exposing the cupel containing
the metal to be assayed or refined to a hot blast, by
which the lead, copper, tin, etc., are oxidized,
dissolved, and carried down into the porous cupel,
leaving the unoxidizable precious metal. If lead is not
already present in the alloy it must be added before
cupellation.
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