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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"This is a catastrophic problem for Ukraine's economy. Before the war, the mining and metallurgical industry was a key industry," he told the BBC.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
At the same time, industry generates vast quantities of silicon-rich waste, including coal ash residue, red mud, mine tailings, concrete debris, waste glass, and metallurgical slag.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
"On the one hand it's about the economy -- this whole complex of strikes against us, our customers, the metallurgical sector, the ports, the infrastructure," said Pertsovsky.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
Wages for crane operations supervisors, engineering project designers and metallurgical engineering jobs have increased nearly 8%, Payscale data show.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 10, 2026
The metallurgical skills, inks, and presses of 1700 B.C.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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