metallophobia

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noun

A fear of metal, or of touching metallic objects.

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Meanings

nounmetallophobia (uncountable)
  1. rareuncountableA fear of metal, or of touching metallic objects.

    The reason behind the lithographers' metallophobia is that metal ion impurities may cause failure of finished IC devices if the metals somehow migrate into the semiconductor material.

    1993, Ralph Dammel, Diazonaphthoquinone-based Resists, page 98

Origin

From metallo- + -phobia.

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APA

metallophobia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metallophobia

MLA

“metallophobia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metallophobia. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metallophobia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metallophobia.

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