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Me*tal"lo*chro`my (?), n. [L.
metallum metal + Gr. &?; color.] The art or process of
coloring metals.

Me*tal"lo*graph (?), n. [L.
metallum metal + -graph.] A print made by
metallography.

Me*tal`lo*graph"ic (?), a.
Pertaining to, or by means of, metallography.

Met`al*log"ra*phist (?), n. One
who writes on the subject of metals.

Met`al*log"ra*phy (?), n. [L.
metallum metal + -graphy: cf. F.
métallographie.] 1. The science or
art of metals and metal working; also, a treatise on
metals.

2. A method of transferring impressions of
the grain of wood to metallic surfaces by chemical action.
Knight.

3. A substitute for lithography, in which
metallic plates are used instead of stone. Knight.

Met"al*loid (?), n. [L. metallum
metal + -oid: cf. F. métalloïde.]
(a) Formerly, the metallic base of a fixed
alkali, or alkaline earth; -- applied by Sir H.


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