cupel
1 of 2noun
cu·pel kyü-ˈpel 
ˈkyü-pəl
ˈkyü-pəl : a small shallow porous cup especially of bone ash used in assaying to separate precious metals from lead
cupel
2 of 2verb
cupelled or cupeled; cupelling or cupeling
transitive verb
: to refine by means of a cupel
cupeller noun
Word History
Etymology
Noun
French coupelle, diminutive of coupe cup, from Late Latin cuppa
First Known Use
Noun
1605, in the meaning defined above
Verb
1644, in the meaning defined above
- twist
- twist and turn
- twist bit
- twist disease
- twist dive
- twist drill
- twist in the wind
- twist one's arm
- twist serve
- twist someone's arm
- twist someone's words
- twist the knife
- twist the knife in the wound
- twist tie
- twist-set
- twist/turn the knife (in the wound)
- twistabilities
- twisted
- twisted cubic
- twisted curve
- twisted flower
- twisted gear wheel
- twisted heath
- twisted one's arm
- twisted pair