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metallurgical

/ˌmɛtəˈlɜrʤɪkəl/
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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.

Definitions of metallurgical
  1. adjective
    of or relating to metallurgy
    metallurgical engineer”
    synonyms: metallurgic
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