Metallurgy
Pronunciation : Met"al*lur`gy
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. m?tallurgie, fr. L. metallum metal, Gr. Metal, and Work.]
Definition : Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913