metallurgical
Americanadjective
Explanation
No, this is not a new kind of allergy. Metallurgical means having to do with the branch of science that deals with metals. Two engineers might have nothing to do with each other if one was a chemical engineer and the other was a metallurgical engineer. The word metallurgy derives from the Greek metallon "metal" and -ourgia "work"––but you can think of it as a metal orgy minus the hair bands.
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Example Sentences
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Wages for crane operations supervisors, engineering project designers and metallurgical engineering jobs have increased nearly 8%, Payscale data show.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 10, 2026
It also accounts for 38% of metallurgical coal exports, 20% of thermal coal exports and 24% of total lithium supply, MS says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
The mine is expected to add significant low-cost premium low-volatile, or PLV, metallurgical coal tons to the company’s offerings.
From Barron's ● Mar. 30, 2026
As well, Amos says there are near-term tailwinds from the usual seasonality in Australia’s metallurgical coal exports and rail disruptions in Russia’s Far East.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 13, 2026
But Lazlo had many times fulfilled Thyon’s research requests, and once, in the early days, when he’d discovered a rare metallurgical treatise he thought might be of interest, Nero had even said, “Thank you.”
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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