cupel

2 ENTRIES FOUND:

1cu·pel

noun \kyü-ˈpel, ˈkyü-pəl\

Definition of CUPEL

: a small shallow porous cup especially of bone ash used in assaying to separate precious metals from lead

Origin of CUPEL

French coupelle, diminutive of coupe cup, from Late Latin cuppa
First Known Use: 1605

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