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BONE-ASH CUP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bone-ash cup mean? 

BONE-ASH CUP (noun)
  The noun BONE-ASH CUP has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: BONE-ASH CUP used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BONE-ASH CUP (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

bone-ash cup; cupel; refractory pot

Hypernyms ("bone-ash cup" is a kind of...):

vessel (an object used as a container (especially for liquids))


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