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Amalgama [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Same as Amalgam.

Amalgamate [Verb intransitive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

To mix or unite in an amalgam; to blend.

Amalgamate [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. To mix quicksilver with another metal. Gregory uses amalgamize.

2. To mix different things, to make a compound; to unite.

Amalgamate [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Alt. of Amalgamated

Amalgamate [Verb intransitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. To unite in an amalgam; to blend with another metal, as quicksilver.

2. To coalesce, as a result of growth; to combine into a uniform whole; to blend; as, two organs or parts amalgamate.

Amalgamate [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. To compound or mix, as quicksilver, with another metal; to unite, combine, or alloy with mercury.

2. To mix, so as to make a uniform compound; to unite or combine; as, to amalgamate two races; to amalgamate one race with another.

Amalgamated [Participle passive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Mixed with quicksilver; blended.

Amalgamated [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Coalesced; united; combined.

Amalgamated [Imperfect tense and past participle] Webster's Dictionary 1913

of Amalgamate

Amalgamating [Participle present tense] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Mixing quicksilver with another metal; compounding.

Amalgamating [Present participle and verbal noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

of Amalgamate

Amalgamation [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. The act or operation of mixing mercury with another metal.

2. The mixing or blending of different things.

Amalgamation [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

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.

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

Amalgamative [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Characterized by amalgamation.

Amalgamator [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

One who, or that which, amalgamates. Specifically: A machine for separating precious metals from earthy particles by bringing them in contact with a body of mercury with which they form an amalgam.