amalgamation

Meanings

Plural: amalgamations

Noun

• the combination of two or more commercial companies
• The process of amalgamating; a mixture, merger or consolidation.
• The result of amalgamating; a mixture or alloy.
• 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.

Synonyms

merger, uniting

Related Words

amalgam, amalgamate