| 释义 |
cu·pel
I. \kyüˈpel, ˈ ̷ ̷ˌpel, ˈ ̷ ̷pəl\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: French coupelle, diminutive of coupe cup, from Late Latin cuppa — more at cup
1. : a small shallow porous refractory cup especially of bone ash used in assaying to separate precious metals from lead
2. : the hearth of a small furnace used in commercial separation of precious metals from lead
II. transitive verb
(cupeled or cupelled ; cupeled or cupelled ; cupeling or cupelling ; cupels)
Etymology: French coupeller, from coupelle, n.
: to refine by means of a cupel
• cu·pel·er or cu·pel·ler \-lə(r)\ noun -s |