- heat and refine in a cupel
- vt <metal> ■ kupellieren vt ; abtreiben vt rar
English-german technical dictionary. 2013.
English-german technical dictionary. 2013.
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 — cu•pel [[t]ˈkyu pəl, kyuˈpɛl[/t]] n. v. peled, pel•ing (esp. brit.) pelled, pel•ling. 1) mel a small, porous cup, usu. made of bone ash, used in assaying, as for separating gold and silver from lead 2) mel a receptacle or furnace bottom in which… … From formal English to slang
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.… …