Amalgam vs. Amalgamation

Amalgamnoun

(metallurgy) An alloy containing mercury.

Amalgamnoun

A combination of different things.

Amalgamnoun

One of the ingredients in an alloy.

Amalgamverb

To amalgamate.

Amalgamnoun

An alloy of mercury with another metal or metals; as, an amalgam of tin, bismuth, etc.

Amalgamnoun

A mixture or compound of different things.

Amalgamnoun

A native compound of mercury and silver.

Amalgamverb

To amalgamate.

Amalgamnoun

an alloy of mercury with another metal (usually silver) used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth; except for iron and platinum all metals dissolve in mercury and chemists refer to the resulting mercury mixtures as amalgams

Amalgamnoun

a combination or blend of diverse things;

Amalgamationnoun

The process of amalgamating; a mixture, merger or consolidation.

Amalgamationnoun

The result of amalgamating; a mixture or alloy.

Amalgamationnoun

(specifically) The production of an alloy of mercury and another metal.

Amalgamationnoun

(obsolete) The intermarriage and interbreeding of different ethnicities or races.

Amalgamationnoun

The act or operation of compounding mercury with another metal; - applied particularly to the process of separating gold and silver from their ores by mixing them with mercury.

Amalgamationnoun

The mixing or blending of different elements, races, societies, etc.; also, the result of such combination or blending; a homogeneous union.

Amalgamationnoun

the combination of two or more commercial companies