metallophobia

English

Etymology

From metallo- +‎ -phobia.

Noun

metallophobia (uncountable)

1. (rare) A fear of metal, or of touching metallic objects.
   • 1993, Ralph Dammel, Diazonaphthoquinone-based Resists, page 98:

     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.