pyrometallurgy

[pahy-ruh-met-l-ur-jee]

py·ro·met·al·lur·gy

[pahy-ruh-met-l-ur-jee]
noun
the process or technique of refining ores with heat so as to accelerate chemical reactions or to melt the metallic or nonmetallic content.

Origin:
1905–10; pyro- + metallurgy

py·ro·met·al·lur·gi·cal, adjective
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Pyrometallurgy has a plethora of syllables.
So is cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine. Does it mean:
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
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pyrometallurgy (ˌpaɪrəʊmɛˈtælədʒɪ, -ˈmɛtəˌlɜːdʒɪ)
 
n
the branch of metallurgy involving processes performed at high temperatures, including sintering, roasting, smelting, casting, refining, alloying, and heat treatment

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