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hydrometallurgy

hy·dro·met·al·lur·gy
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hahy-druh-met-l-ur-jee]
    • /ˌhaɪ drəˈmɛt lˌɜr dʒi/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hahy-druh-met-l-ur-jee]
    • /ˌhaɪ drəˈmɛt lˌɜr dʒi/

Definitions of hydrometallurgy word

  • noun hydrometallurgy the technique or process of extracting metals at ordinary temperatures by leaching ore with liquid solvents. 1
  • noun hydrometallurgy a technique for the recovery of a metal from an aqueous medium in which the metal or the gangue is preferentially dissolved 0
  • noun hydrometallurgy the recovery of metals from ores by a liquid process, as by leaching the ore with an acid 0

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Origin of hydrometallurgy

First appearance:

before 1885
One of the 21% newest English words
First recorded in 1885-90; hydro-1 + metallurgy

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Parts of speech for Hydrometallurgy

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hydrometallurgy popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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