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Webster 1913 Edition
Amalgamation
A-malˊga-ma′tion
,Noun.
[Cf. F.
amalgamation
.] 1.
The act or operation of compounding mercury with another metal; – applied particularly to the process of separating gold and silver from their ores by mixing them with mercury.
Ure.
2.
The mixing or blending of different elements, races, societies, etc.; also, the result of such combination or blending; a homogeneous union.
Macaulay.
Webster 1828 Edition
Amalgamation
AMALGAMA'TION
,Noun.
1.
The act or operation of mixing mercury with another metal.2.
The mixing or blending of different things.