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Definition of Cupel
1. Noun. A small porous bowl made of bone ash used in assaying to separate precious metals from e.g. lead.
Definition of Cupel
1. n. A shallow porous cup, used in refining precious metals, commonly made of bone ashes (phosphate of lime).
2. v. t. To refine by means of a cupel.
Definition of Cupel
1. Noun. A small circular receptacle used in assaying gold or silver with lead. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cupel
1. to refine gold or silver in a cuplike vessel [v -PELED, -PELING, -PELS or -PELLED, -PELLING, -PELS]
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