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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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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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