- cupeling
- cu·pel || kjuËpÉ™l n. small porous cuplike bowl made of bone ash used in separation of metals v. heat or refine in cupel
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
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cupel — cupeler /kyooh peuh leuhr/, cupeller /kyooh pel euhr/, n. cupellation, n. /kyooh peuhl, kyooh pel /, n., v., cupeled, cupeling or (esp. Brit.) cupelled, cupelling. n. 1. a small, cuplike, porous container, usually made of bone ash, used in… … Universalium
cupel — [ kju:p(ə)l] noun a shallow, porous container in which gold or silver can be refined or assayed by melting with a blast of hot air which oxidizes lead or other base metals. verb (cupels, cupelling, cupelled; US cupels, cupeling, cupeled) assay or … English new terms dictionary
cupel — /ˈkjupəl/ (say kyoohpuhl), /kjuˈpɛl/ (say kyooh pel) noun 1. a small cuplike porous vessel, usually made of bone ash, used in assaying, as for separating gold and silver from lead. 2. a receptacle or furnace bottom in which silver is refined.… …
cupel — [kyo͞o′pəl, kyo͞o pel′] n. [Fr coupelle < ML cupella, dim. < L cupa: see CUP] 1. a small, shallow, porous cup used in assaying gold, silver, etc. 2. a hearth for refining metals vt. cupeled or cupelled, cupeling to assay or refine in a… … English World dictionary
cupel — n. & v. n. a small flat porous vessel used in assaying gold or silver in the presence of lead. v.tr. (cupelled, cupelling; US cupeled, cupeling) assay or refine in a cupel. Derivatives: cupellation n. Etymology: F coupelle f. LL cupella dimin. of … Useful english dictionary
german process — noun Usage: usually capitalized G 1. : the process of reducing copper ore in a blast furnace after roasting 2. : the discontinuous or batch method of cupeling lead bullion … Useful english dictionary
