met|al|lur|gy

met|al|lur|gy
met|al|lur|gy «MEHT uh LUR jee», noun.
the science or art of metals. It includes the study of their properties and structure, the separation and refining of metals from their ores, the production of alloys, and the shaping and treatment of metals by heat and rolling. »

Metallurgy is very important in rocket building (Science News).

[< New Latin metallurgia, ultimately < Greek métallon metal + érgon work]

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  • met|al|lur|gi|cal — «MEHT uh LUR juh kuhl», adjective. of or having to do with metallurgy: »metallurgical coal, a metallurgical engineer. –met´al|lur´gi|cal|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • met|al|lur|gic — «MEHT uh LUR jihk», adjective. = metallurgical. (Cf. ↑metallurgical) …   Useful english dictionary

  • met|al|lur|gist — «MEHT uh LUR jihst», noun. an expert in metallurgy …   Useful english dictionary

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  • e|lec|tro|met|al|lur|gi|cal — «ih LEHK troh MEHT uh LUR juh kuhl», adjective. of or having to do with electrometallurgy …   Useful english dictionary

  • e|lec|tro|met|al|lur|gist — «ih LEHK troh MEHT uh LUR jihst», noun. a person who studies electrometallurgy …   Useful english dictionary

  • e|lec|tro|met|al|lur|gy — «ih LEHK troh MEHT uh LUR jee», noun. the branch of metallurgy that deals with the application of electricity to metallurgical processes, such as the use of electricity as a source of heat in refining metals …   Useful english dictionary

  • hy|dro|met|al|lur|gi|cal — «HY droh MEHT uh LUR juh kuhl», adjective. of or having to do with hydrometallurgy …   Useful english dictionary

  • hy|dro|met|al|lur|gy — «HY droh MEHT uh LUR jee», noun. the treatment of minerals and ores by wet processes, especially the dissolving of metals in aqueous solutions of acids, bases, or salts, and related operations in connection with extracting the metals …   Useful english dictionary

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