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cupel definition

cu·pel (kyo̵̅o̅′pəl, kyo̵̅o̅ pel′)

noun

  1. a small, shallow, porous cup used in assaying gold, silver, etc.
  2. a hearth for refining metals

Etymology: Fr coupelle < ML cupella, dim. < L cupa: see cup

transitive verb cupeled -·peled or cupelled -·pelled, cupeling -·pel·ing

to assay or refine in a cupel

Related Forms:

  • cupellation cu′·pel·la′·tion (-pə lā′s̸hən) noun

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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