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metallurgy |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Metallurgy \Met"al*lur`gy\, n. [F. m['e]tallurgie, fr L. metallum metal, Gr ? a mine + the root of ? work See {Metal}, and {Work}.] 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: metallurgy n : the science and technology of metals
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