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Met"al*lur`gist (?), n. [Cf. F.
métallurgiste.] One who works in metals, or
prepares them for use; one who is skilled in metallurgy.

Met"al*lur`gy (?), n. [F.
métallurgie, fr. L. metallum metal, Gr. &?; a
mine + the root of &?; work. See Metal, and Work.]
The art of working metals, comprehending the whole process of
separating them from other matters in the ore, smelting, refining,
and parting them; sometimes, in a narrower sense, only the process of
extracting metals from their ores.

Met"al*man (?), n.; pl.
Metalmen (&?;). A worker in metals.

Met`a*log"ic*al (?), a. Beyond the
scope or province of logic.

Met`al*or*gan"ic (?), a. [Metal,
L. metallum + E. organic.] (Chem.)
Pertaining to, or denoting, any one of a series of compounds of
certain metallic elements with organic radicals; as, zinc methyl,
sodium ethyl, etc. [Written also metallorganic.]

Met"a*mer (?), n.


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