Relating to the process of using electricity to refine, separate, or process metals and metal ores.
From electro- (Greek 'electron' meaning amber, later electricity) + metallurgical (from Greek 'metallon' meaning metal + 'ergon' meaning work). The term emerged in the 19th century as electrochemistry developed.
This word represents a genuine revolution in metal production—aluminum and many other metals we use today couldn't be economically produced without electrometallurgical processes, which essentially use lightning-fast electrons to do chemistry we couldn't do with fire alone.
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