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CUPEL

\kjuːpˈɛl], \kjuːpˈɛl], \k_j_uː_p_ˈɛ_l]\

Definitions of CUPEL

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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A small cup for refining metals.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

A small vessel for refining precious metals. Cupel-dust, powder used in purifying metals.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

A flat crucible or disk usually made of bone ash, occasionally of clay, in which the process of cupellation is carried on. [Lat.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

n. [Latin] A small cup or vessel used in refining precious metals.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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