amalgamator

American  

[uh-mal-guh-mayt-er] / əˈmæl gəˌmeɪt ər /

noun

amalgamators plural

1. something that amalgamates, blends, or unites other things.

2. a person or company that is a party to an amalgamation or that negotiates amalgamation for others.

3. Dentistry. a machine or device used in making amalgam for fillings.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• amalgamators
  plural

Example Sentences

Trade, the great amalgamator, is promoting this end.

From Lippincott's Magazine, December 1878 by Various

My dear old amalgamator," said Bones reproachfully, "is that business?

From Bones in London by Wallace, Edgar

For amalgamating I prefer some form of settler to any further grinding appliance, but I note also improvements in the rotary amalgamating barrel, which, though slow, is, under favourable conditions, an effective amalgamator.

From Getting Gold: a practical treatise for prospectors, miners and students by Johnson, J. C. F. (Joseph Colin Frances)

He proposes to drive them by two-man power, in order to crush three tons of ore per diem and to test a new patent amalgamator.

From To The Gold Coast for Gold, Vol. II A Personal Narrative by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

Some manufacturers use an amalgamator to distribute these uniformly through the soap, which eliminates at least one milling.

From Soap-Making Manual A Practical Handbook on the Raw Materials, Their Manipulation, Analysis and Control in the Modern Soap Plant. by Thomssen, E. G.