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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Amalgamation

/əm-ălˌ-gəm-āsh'-ən/ · A·mal·ga·ma·tion · IPA /əˌmælɡəˈmeɪʃən/
01 n. The act or operation of compounding mercury with another metal; -- applied particularly to the process of separating gold and silver from t…
  1. 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. 2.
    The mixing or blending of different elements, races, societies, etc.; also, the result of such combination or blending; a homogeneous union.