METALLURGY

metallurgy

(noun) the science and technology of metals

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

metallurgy (usually uncountable, plural metallurgies)

The science of metals; their extraction from ores, purification and alloying, heat treatment, and working.

Source: Wiktionary


Met"al*lur`gy, n. Etym: [F. métallurgie, fr. L. metallum metal, Gr. Metal, and Work.]

Definition: The art of working metals, comprehending the whole process of separating them from other matters in the ore, smelting, refining, and parting them; sometimes, in a narrower sense, only the process of extracting metals from their ores.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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