amalgamation
noun
/əˌmælɡəˈmeɪʃən/
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- The process of amalgamating; a mixture, merger or consolidation.
- (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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amalgamação
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- The result of amalgamating; a mixture or alloy.
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amálgama
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amalgam
noun
/əˈmæl.ɡəm/
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- (metallurgy) An alloy containing mercury.
- A combination of different things.
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amálgama
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amalgamate
verb
/əˈmælɡəˌmeɪt/
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- (transitive, or, intransitive) To merge, to combine, to blend, to join.
- To make an alloy of a metal and mercury.
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amalgamar
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amalgamated
adjective
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- Combined from two or more entities into one specific entity whilst retaining the defining characteristics of the original source entities.
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amalgamado
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amalgamable
adjective
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- capable of being amalgamated
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amalgamável
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