cupel

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Etymology

Borrowed from French coupelle, from Medieval Latin cūpella, from Latin cūpa (“cask”) + -ella (“-elle: forming feminine diminutives”). Equivalent to cup +‎ -el.

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkjuːpəl/

Noun

cupel (plural cupels)

  1. A small circular receptacle used in assaying gold or silver with lead.

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cupel (third-person singular simple present cupels, present participle cupelling or cupeling, simple past and past participle cupelled or cupeled)

  1. To refine or assay using a cupel.

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