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Amalgamation — Amalgamation, meaning to combine or unite into one form, has several uses:* Amalgamation (mining), the process of separation of precious metals from ore. * Amalgamation (history), a now largely archaic term for the interbreeding of people of… … Wikipedia
amalgamation — a‧mal‧ga‧ma‧tion [əˌmælgəˈmeɪʆn] noun [countable, uncountable] when two or more organizations amalgamate, often in order to increase profits by cutting costs: • the amalgamation of the regional sales operations into one national salesforce •… … Financial and business terms
Amalgamation — A*mal ga*ma tion, n. [Cf. F. amalgamation.] 1. 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. Ure. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Amalgamation (politics) — Joining two or more political units, such as municipalities, counties, or cities into one entity is referred to as amalgamation when the process occurs within a sovereign entity. In United States politics, such an entity may be called a… … Wikipedia
amalgamation — UK [əˌmælɡəˈmeɪʃ(ə)n] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms amalgamation : singular amalgamation plural amalgamations 1) a process in which two organizations join and make one large one the amalgamation of Setco with Bertrand s 2) a… … English dictionary
amalgamation — a|mal|ga|ma|tion [ ə,mælgə meıʃn ] noun count or uncount 1. ) a process in which two organizations join and make one large one: the amalgamation of Setco with Bertrand s 2. ) a process in which two or more things are combined: an amalgamation of… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
amalgamation — noun Date: 1612 1. a. the action or process of amalgamating ; uniting b. the state of being amalgamated 2. the result of amalgamating ; amalgam 3. merger < amalgamation of two corporations > … New Collegiate Dictionary
amalgamation — /euh mal geuh may sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of amalgamating. 2. the state or result of being amalgamated. 3. Com. a consolidation of two or more corporations. 4. Metall. the extraction of precious metals from their ores by treatment with… … Universalium
amalgamation — noun /əˌmælɡəˈmeɪʃən/ a) The process of amalgamating; a mixture, merger or consolidation. b) The result of amalgamating; a mixture or alloy … Wiktionary
amalgamation — The process of combining mercury with a metal or an alloy to form a new alloy. * * * amal·ga·ma·tion (ə malґgə maґshən) trituration (def. 3) … Medical dictionary
