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CUPELLATION

\kjˌuːpɪlˈe͡ɪʃən], \kjˌuːpɪlˈe‍ɪʃən], \k_j_ˌuː_p_ɪ_l_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\

Definitions of CUPELLATION

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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The act or process of refining gold or silver, etc., in a cupel.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

The process of separating the silver or gold in alloys of lead and silver or of lead and gold.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

The assaying of silver, etc., by melting it with lead in a cupel exposed to the air. The lead, being oxidized, dissolves the impurities, and all but the pure metal is absorbed by the cupel (q.v.).

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

n. The refining of gold, silver, and other metals, in a cupel.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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