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Definition of Cupels
1. cupel [v] - See also: cupel
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cupels
Literary usage of Cupels
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1918)
"Doubtless, also, from the earliest days cupels have been most unjustly blamed
... There have been many investigations of cupels and the most diverse views ..."
2. The Sampling and Assay of the Precious Metals: Comprising Gold, Silver by Ernest Alfred Smith (1913)
"cupels.—These are cup-like vessels in which the operation termed " cupellation
... cupels are generally round, and more or less tapered towards the base, ..."
3. A Manual of Practical Assaying by John Mitchell (1868)
"For the body of the cupels, the bone-ash should be about as fine as wheat flour.
... cupels must neither crack nor alter in texture at a white heat. ..."
4. A Manual of Fire Assaying by Charles Herman Fulton (1911)
"cupels are shallow porous dishes, made generally of bone-ash, or magnesia, produced
by calcining magnesite. Portland cement may be used as a cupel material. ..."
5. A Manual of Practical Assaying by John Mitchell, William Crookes (1888)
"cupels.—These are vessels in which the operation termed cupellation is carried on.
They must be made of such substances as are not acted upon by certain ..."
6. Quantitative Chemical Analysis: Adapted for Use in the Laboratories of by Frank Clowes, Joseph Bernard Coleman (1900)
"The silver remains on the surface of the cupel as a small globule, which is
detached and weighed. 498. Preparation of Bone-ash cupels. ..."
7. The Use of the Blowpipe in the Qualitative and Quantitative Examination of by Karl Friedrich Plattner (1854)
"AN IRON INSTRUMENT for the formation of cupels ; with a Bolt and Stand.—Small
cupels of bone-ashes, are necessary for refining ..."
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