electrometallurgy
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electrometallurgy (uncountable)
The deposit of a metal coating on a prepared surface by electrochemical means, as in electroplating and electrotyping.
Synonym: galvanoplasty
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Industrial uses Hall-Heroult process for producing aluminium * Electrometallurgy is the process of reduction of metals from metallic compounds to obtain the pure form of metal using electrolysis.