electrometallurgy

noun

elec·​tro·​met·​al·​lur·​gy i-ˌlek-trō-ˈme-tə-ˌlər-jē 

 especially British  -mə-ˈta-lər-

: a branch of metallurgy that deals with the application of electric current either for electrolytic deposition or as a source of heat

Word History

First Known Use

1840, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for electrometallurgy

• metallurgy