pyrometallurgy

English

Etymology

From pyro- +‎ metallurgy.

Noun

pyrometallurgy (countable and uncountable, plural pyrometallurgies)

1. Any process that uses high temperatures to transform either metals or their ores.

Related terms

• pyrolysis

 

Translations

metallurgical process

• Italian: pirometallurgia (it) f

See also

• ore dressing