amalgamation

American  

[uh-mal-guh-mey-shuhn] / əˌmæl gəˈmeɪ ʃən /

noun

1. the act or process of amalgamating.

2. the state or result of being amalgamated.

3. Commerce. a consolidation of two or more corporations.

4. Metallurgy. the extraction of precious metals from their ores by treatment with mercury.

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amalgamation British  

/ əˌmælɡəˈmeɪʃən /

noun

1. the action or process of amalgamating

2. the state of being amalgamated

3. a method of extracting precious metals from their ores by treatment with mercury to form an amalgam

4. commerce another word for merger

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Other Word Forms

• preamalgamation noun
• reamalgamation noun

Etymology

Origin of amalgamation

First recorded in 1605–15; amalgam + -ation

Example Sentences

Their artistic alliance is an amalgamation of what each brings to their friendship.

From Los Angeles Times

It was an amalgamation of his favorite artists, infused with a genetic code that was specific to L.A.

From Los Angeles Times

But in playing the Creature in “Frankenstein,” this amalgamation of parts, your character’s really in a process of discovery.

From Los Angeles Times

My character is an amalgamation of fabulous women.

From The Wall Street Journal

Certainly Jenna was such an amalgamation of many actresses you could pick out in our world and society.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• amalgam