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EXTRACTIVE METALLURGY [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-03-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Metallurgy - General
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- extractive metallurgy
1, record 1, English, extractive%20metallurgy
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- extraction metallurgy 2, record 1, English, extraction%20metallurgy
- process metallurgy 2, record 1, English, process%20metallurgy
correct, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The extraction of metals from their ores or from the naturally occurring aggregates of minerals by various mechanical and chemical methods. 2, record 1, English, - extractive%20metallurgy
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The major divisions of extractive metallurgy may be classified as mineral dressing, pyrometallurgy, hydrometallurgy, and electrometallurgy. 2, record 1, English, - extractive%20metallurgy
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
According to some sources, the term "process metallurgy" is usually synonymous with "extractive metallurgy"; the American Society for Metals, however, considers process metallurgy to be a science comprising the branches of extractive metallurgy and refining. 3, record 1, English, - extractive%20metallurgy
Record 1, Key term(s)
- production metallurgy
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Métallurgie générale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- métallurgie extractive
1, record 1, French, m%C3%A9tallurgie%20extractive
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- métallurgie d'élaboration 2, record 1, French, m%C3%A9tallurgie%20d%27%C3%A9laboration
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Métallurgie extractive ou d'élaboration. Par un ensemble d'opérations soit physiques, soit chimiques, elle permet d'extraire le métal de son minerai en le séparant d'abord des parties stériles et de la gangue, puis en éliminant successivement les différentes impuretés minérales ou métalliques. 2, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9tallurgie%20extractive
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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