Cupellation

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A refining process for nonoxidizing metals, such as silver and gold, in which a metallic mixture is oxidized at high temperatures and base metals are separated by absorption into the walls of a cupel.
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  • n. The assaying of precious metal in a cupel.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The act or process of refining gold or silver, etc., in a cupel.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Separation of gold and silver from lead by treatment in a cupeling-furnace or in a cupel.
    • Word Usage
    "But the satisfaction was at its height when the crucible produced, after cupellation, a button of"
     
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