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noun
1.
the technique or science of working or heating metals so as to give them certain desired shapes or properties.
2.
the technique or science of making and compounding alloys.
3.
the technique or science of separating metals from their ores.
Origin:
1695–1705; < Neo-Latin metallurgia < Greek metallourg(ós) working in metals, mining + Neo-Latin -ia -ia. See metall-, -urgy
1695–1705; < Neo-Latin metallurgia < Greek metallourg(ós) working in metals, mining + Neo-Latin -ia -ia. See metall-, -urgy
Related forms
met·al·lur·gic, met·al·lur·gi·cal, adjective
met·al·lur·gi·cal·ly, adverb
non·met·al·lur·gic, adjective
non·met·al·lur·gi·cal, adjective
EXPANDnon·met·al·lur·gi·cal·ly, adverb
un·met·al·lur·gic, adjective
un·met·al·lur·gi·cal, adjective
un·met·al·lur·gi·cal·ly, adverb
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Metallurgic
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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metallurgy  (mět'l-ûr'jē) Pronunciation Key
The scientific study and technology of extracting metals from ores, refining them for use, and creating alloys and useful objects from them. |
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