n. The act or art precipitating a metal electro-chemical action, by which a coating is deposited, on a prepared surface, as in electroplating and electrotyping; galvanoplasty. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Hydro-, 1 + metallurgy. ] The art or process of assaying or reducing ores by means of liquid reagents. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. métallurgie, fr. L. metallum metal, Gr. &unr_; a mine + the root of &unr_; 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. [ 1913 Webster ]