cupel

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A small circular receptacle used in assaying gold or silver with lead
{n} a vessel used in refining metals, to absorb the dross
{f} heat or refine in cupel
{i} small porous cuplike bowl made of bone ash used in separation of metals
To refine by means of a cupel
small porous bowl made of bone ash used in assaying to separate precious metals from e g lead
A shallow porous cup, used in refining precious metals, commonly made of bone ashes (phosphate of lime)
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The act or process of refining gold or silver, etc
cupellation
The assaying of precious metal in a cupel
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in a cupel
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Separation of gold or silver from impurities by melting the impure metal in a cupel (a flat, porous dish made of a refractory material) and directing a blast of hot air on it in a special furnace. The impurities, including lead, copper, tin, and other unwanted metals, are oxidized and partly vaporized and partly absorbed into the pores of the cupel
cupel

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    cu·pel

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    Etymologie

    [ kyü-'pel, 'kyü-p& ] (noun.) 1605. From French coupelle, mediaeval Latin cupella, diminutive of cupa ‘cask’.
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