cupel /kūˈpəl/

1. A small vessel used by goldsmiths in assaying precious metals
2. The movable hearth of a reverberatory furnace for refining

To assay in a cupel

cūpellāˈtion noun

A method of refining precious metal in which impure metal is melted in a cupel and impurities are oxidized or run off

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