amalgamation
Pronunciation: /əˌmælɡəˈmeɪʃən/
The English word “amalgamation” has 4 meanings listed here.
noun
- The process of amalgamating; a mixture, merger or consolidation.
- The result of amalgamating; a mixture or alloy.
- The production of an alloy of mercury and another metal, especially used in antiquity to extract gold and silver from ores.
- The intermarriage and interbreeding of different ethnicities or races.
Etymology
From Medieval Latin amalgamātiō.
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