bone-ash cup

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   a small porous bowl made of bone ash used in assaying to separate precious metals from e.g. lead

   Synonymscupelrefractory pot

   Broadervessel

Questions about bone-ash cup

What does bone-ash cup mean?

bone-ash cup means "a small porous bowl made of bone ash used in assaying to separate precious metals from e.g. lead".

What is another word for bone-ash cup?

Close synonyms include cupel, refractory pot. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is bone-ash cup a common word?