名詞 metallurgy:

1. the science and technology of metals

met.al.lur.gy

n.Abbr. metal.,metall.（名詞）縮寫 metal.,metall.
The science that deals with procedures used in extracting metals from their ores, purifying and alloying metals, and creating useful objects from metals.
冶金術：研究從金屬礦中提煉金屬、提純與合成金屬，以及用金屬制造有用物質(zhì)過程的技術
The study of metals and their properties in bulk and at the atomic level.
冶金學：以金屬及其聚合時和呈原子狀態(tài)時的特性為研究對象的學科

來源：
New Latin metallurgia
現(xiàn)代拉丁語 metallurgia
from Greek metallourgos [miner, worker in metals]
源自 希臘語 metallourgos [礦工，金屬礦工人]
metallon [a mine, metal]
metallon [礦藏，金屬]
-ourgos [-worker] from ergon [work] * see werg-
-ourgos [后綴，表.工人.] 源自 ergon [工作] *參見 werg-

【引伸】
met.allur.gic 或
met.allur.gical
adj.（形容詞）
met.allur.gically
adv.（副詞）
met.allur.gist
n.（名詞）