/ Thesaurus / R Synonyms of refractory pot Find synonyms for: Noun1. bone-ash cup, cupel, refractory pot, vesselusage: a small porous bowl made of bone ash used in assaying to separate precious metals from e.g. leadWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: nefarious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language