| metaldehyde |
A common active ingredient in slug and snail bait. Moderately toxic and not very persistent, it poses a major hazard to pets, who are attracted to it and may think it is food
Ãâó: www.georgiastrait.org/toxicglossary3.php
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| metallizing |
(1) The application of an electrically conductive metallic layer to the surface of nonconductors. (2) The application of metallic coatings by nonelectrolytic procedures such as spraying of molten metal and deposition from the vapor phase.
Ãâó: www.ntu.edu.sg/home/asjqiu/corrosion/J-Q.HTM
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| metalloid |
Elements having properties of both metals and nonmetals.
Ãâó: jmsscienceweb.tripod.com/vocabulary.htm
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| metalloid |
elements such as arsenic and selenium, which have both metallic and non-metallic properties
Ãâó: eies.njit.edu/~kebbekus/definitions_for_chapter_7....
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| metallurgy |
The science and technology of metals and alloys. Process metallurgy is concerned with the extraction of metals from their ores and with refining of metals; physical metallurgy, with the physical and mechanical properties of metals as affected by composition, processing, and environmental conditions; and mechanical metallurgy, with the response of metals to applied forces.
Ãâó: www.tdcoating.com/td_glossary_terms5.htm
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