Meaning Of The Word Cupel

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Cupel Meaning

Cupel Definition
Cupel Definition

What's The Definition Of Cupel?

cupel in American English
a small, shallow, porous cup used in assaying gold, silver, etc.
to assay or refine in a cupel
noun: a small, cuplike, porous container, usually made of bone ash, used in assaying, as for separating gold and silver from lead
transitive verb: to heat or refine in a cupel

cupel in British English
noun: a refractory pot in which gold or silver is refined
verb: to refine (gold or silver) by means of cupellation

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