Dictionary entry

Amalgamation

Webster's Dictionary 1913

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.

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