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• Cupel — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Cupel …   Wikipedia Español

• Cupel — may refer to: A porous pot used in cupellation Cupel, Białobrzegi County in Masovian Voivodeship (east central Poland) Cupel, Legionowo County in Masovian Voivodeship (east central Poland) Cupel, Ostrołęka County in Masovian Voivodeship (east… …   Wikipedia

• 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).… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Cupel — Cu*pel (k[ u]*p[e^]l ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cupelled} ( p?ld ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cupelling}.] To refine by means of a cupel. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Cupel dust — 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).… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• cupel — [kyo͞o′pəl, kyo͞o pel′] n. [Fr coupelle < ML cupella, dim. < L cupa: see CUP] 1. a small, shallow, porous cup used in assaying gold, silver, etc. 2. a hearth for refining metals vt. cupeled or cupelled, cupeling to assay or refine in a… …   English World dictionary

• Cupel, Białobrzegi County — For other places with the same name, see Cupel (disambiguation). Cupel   Settlement   …   Wikipedia

• Cupel, Legionowo County — For other places with the same name, see Cupel (disambiguation). Cupel   Village   Country Poland …   Wikipedia

• Cupel, Ostrołęka County — For other places with the same name, see Cupel (disambiguation). Cupel   Village   Country Poland …   Wikipedia

• cupel — I. noun Etymology: French coupelle, diminutive of coupe cup, from Late Latin cuppa Date: 1605 a small shallow porous cup especially of bone ash used in assaying to separate precious metals from lead II. transitive verb ( pelled or peled; pelling… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• 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