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Word: Cupel
Speech Type: Noun
early 17th century (as a noun): from French coupelle, diminutive of coupe ‘goblet’
ˈkjuːp(ə)l
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.
Short Definition:shallow, porous container in which gold or silver can be refined or assayed by melting with blast of hot air which oxidizes lead or other base metals
Word: Cupel
Speech Type: Verb
ˈkjuːp(ə)l
assay or refine (a metal) in a cupel
Short Definition:assay or refine metal in cupel
Examples:- to extract the silver, the Greeks roasted the ore and then cupelled the molten metal
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