Definition of cupel Cupel

cu•pel

We found 7 definitions of cupel from 5 different sources.

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What does cupel mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun
cupel - a small porous bowl made of bone ash used in assaying to separate precious metals from e.g. lead
  bone-ash cup, refractory pot
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • cupel (Noun)
    A small circular receptacle used in assaying gold or silver with lead.
  • cupel (Verb)
    To refine by means of a cupel.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • cupel (n.)
    A shallow porous cup, used in refining precious metals, commonly made of bone ashes (phosphate of lime).
  • cupel (v. t.)
    To refine by means of a cupel.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • cupel
    kū′pel, n. a small vessel used by goldsmiths in assaying precious metals.—v.t. to assay in a cupel.—n. Cupellā′tion, the process of assaying precious metals. [L. cupella, dim. of cupa. See Cup.]

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