METALLURGY
Met"al*lur`gy, n. Etym: [F. métallurgie, fr. L. metallum metal, Gr.
Metal, and Work.]
Defn: 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.
METALMAN
Met"al*man, n.; pl. Metalmen (.
Defn: A worker in metals.
METALOGICAL
Met`a*log"ic*al, a.
Defn: Beyond the scope or province of logic.
METALORGANIC
Met`al*or*gan"ic, a. Etym: [Metal, L. metallum + E. organic.] (Chem.)
Defn: 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.]
METAMER
Met"a*mer, n. Etym: [See Metamere.] (Chem.)
Defn: Any one of several metameric forms of the same substance, or of different substances having the same composition; as, xylene has three metamers, viz., orthoxylene, metaxylene, and paraxylene.