amalgam
noun
/əˈmæl.ɡəm/
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- (metallurgy) An alloy containing mercury.
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amalgam
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amalgamation
noun
/əˌmælɡəˈmeɪʃən/
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- (specifically) The production of an alloy of mercury and another metal, especially used in antiquity to extract gold and silver from ores.
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legering
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- The result of amalgamating; a mixture or alloy.
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sammenlæggelse
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- The process of amalgamating; a mixture, merger or consolidation.
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sammenlægning
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amalgamate
verb
/əˈmælɡəˌmeɪt/
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- (transitive, or, intransitive) To merge, to combine, to blend, to join.
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blande
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- To make an alloy of a metal and mercury.
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kviksølv
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