- cupellation
- noun Date: circa 1691 refinement (as of gold or silver) in a cupel by exposure to high temperature in a blast of air by which the unwanted metals are oxidized
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cupellation
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Cupellation — is a metallurgical process in which ores or alloyed metals are treated under high temperatures and carefully controlled operations in order to separate noble metals, like gold and silver, from base metals like lead, copper, zinc, arsenic,… … Wikipedia
Cupellation — Cu pel*la tion (k[=u] p[e^]l*l[=a] sh[u^]n) n. [See {Cupel}.] The act or process of refining gold or silver, etc., in a cupel. [1913 Webster] Note: The process consist in exposing the cupel containing the metal to be assayed or refined to a hot… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cupellation — Cupellation. См. Купелирование. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) … Словарь металлургических терминов
Cupellation — (Hüttenw.), so v.w. Abtreiben 13) … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Cupellation — Cupellation, in der Hüttenkunde das Abtreiben des Silbers, die Scheidung des Silbers vom Blei auf der Kapelle … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
cupellation — cu·pel·la·tion (kyo͞o pə lāʹshən) 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. * * *… … Universalium
cupellation — noun /kjuːpəˈleɪʃən/ The assaying of precious metal in a cupel … Wiktionary
cupellation — Смотри Купелирование … Энциклопедический словарь по металлургии
cupellation — cu·pel·la·tion … English syllables
cupellation — /kjupəˈleɪʃən/ (say kyoohpuh layshuhn) noun the process of separating noble metals, especially gold and silver, from impurities by subjecting the impure metal to a blast of hot air in a cupel …
