metallophobia
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Etymology edit
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metallophobia (uncountable)
- (rare) A fear of metal, or of touching metallic objects.
- 1993, Ralph Dammel, Diazonaphthoquinone-based Resists, page 98:
- The reason behind the lithographers' metallophobia is that metal ion impurities may cause failure of finished IC devices if the metals somehow migrate into the semiconductor material.