metallurgy means the science of metals; their extraction from ores, purification and alloying, heat treatment, and working. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 79 out of 100.
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- The science of metals; their extraction from ores, purification and alloying, heat treatment, and working.“Fowler was also interested in metallurgy and the use of new materials that could withstand greater stresses, something he expounded on when giving his presidential address to the new Institution of Mechanical Engineers in 1927.”