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pyrometallurgy definition

pyro·met·al·lurgy (pī′rə met′ə lʉr′jē)

noun

metallurgy using high temperatures, as in roasting, smelting, etc., for the extraction of metals from their ores

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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