hydrometallurgy

English

Etymology

hydro- +‎ metallurgy

Noun

hydrometallurgy (uncountable)

1. The field of extractive metallurgy involving the use of aqueous chemistry for the recovery of metals from ores, concentrates, and recycled or residual materials.

Related terms

• hydrometallurgical
• hydrometallurgically

Translations

the field of extractive metallurgy involving the use of aqueous chemistry

• Irish: hidri-mhiotaleolaíocht f
• Italian: idrometallurgia (it) f
• Mongolian: гидрометаллурги (gidrometallurgi)
• Russian: гѝдрометаллурги́я (ru) f (gìdrometallurgíja)