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metallurgy (iou)



metallurgy noun. E18.
[from Greek metallon METAL noun + -ourgia work, working (as in kheirourgia SURGERY).]
The art of working metals, comprising the separation of them from other substances in the ore, smelting, and refining; spec. the process of extracting metals from their ores. Also, the branch of science that deals with the structure, properties, and behaviour of metals.
metallurgist noun an expert in or student of metallurgy; a worker in metal: L17.