cupel
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From French coupelle, mediaeval Latin cupella, diminutive of cupa ‘cask’.
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈkjuːpəl/
Noun
cupel (plural cupels)
- A small circular receptacle used in assaying gold or silver with lead.
Derived terms
Verb
cupel (third-person singular simple present cupels, present participle cupelling, simple past and past participle cupelled)
- To refine by means of a cupel.