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Definition: coppel
Cupel
\Cu"pel\ (k[=u]"p[e^]l), n. [LL. cupella cup (cf. L.
cupella, small cask, dim. of cupa) : cf. F. coupelle. See
Cup, and cf.
Coblet.]
A shallow porous cup, used in refining precious metals,
commonly made of bone ashes (phosphate of lime). [Written
also
coppel.]
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Cupel dust, powder used in purifying metals.
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