Definition of amalgam

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Amalgam (n.) A mixture or compound of different things.

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Fondon :: Fondon (n.) A large copper vessel used for hot amalgamation.
Blunge :: Blunge (v. t.) To amalgamate and blend; to beat up or mix in water, as clay..
Amalgamative :: Amalgamative (a.) Characterized by amalgamation.
Amalgamate :: Amalgamate (v. i.) To unite in an amalgam; to blend with another metal, as quicksilver..
Foliated :: Foliated (a.) Spread over with an amalgam of tin and quicksilver.
Amalgamating :: Amalgamating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Amalgamat.
Amalgam :: Amalgam (n.) An alloy of mercury with another metal or metals; as, an amalgam of tin, bismuth, etc..
Free-milling :: Free-milling (a.) Yielding free gold or silver; -- said of certain ores which can be reduced by crushing and amalgamation, without roasting or other chemical treatment..
Magistral :: Magistral (n.) Powdered copper pyrites used in the amalgamation of ores of silver, as at the Spanish mines of Mexico and South America..
Amalgamated :: Amalgamated (imp. & p. p.) of Amalgamat.
Amalgam :: Amalgam (v. t. / i.) To amalgamate.
Silver :: Silver (v. t.) To cover with silver; to give a silvery appearance to by applying a metal of a silvery color; as, to silver a pin; to silver a glass mirror plate with an amalgam of tin and mercury..
Amalgamate :: Amalgamate (v. i.) To coalesce, as a result of growth; to combine into a uniform whole; to blend; as, two organs or parts amalgamate..
Amalgamated :: Amalgamated (a.) Coalesced; united; combined.
Alloy :: Alloy (v. t.) Any combination or compound of metals fused together; a mixture of metals; for example, brass, which is an alloy of copper and zinc. But when mercury is one of the metals, the compound is called an amalgam..
Amalgamize :: Amalgamize (v. t.) To amalgamate.
Patio :: Patio (n.) A paved yard or floor where ores are cleaned and sorted, or where ore, salt, mercury, etc., are trampled by horses, to effect intermixture and amalgamation..
Amalgamator :: Amalgamator (n.) One who, or that which, amalgamates. Specifically: A machine for separating precious metals from earthy particles by bringing them in contact with a body of mercury with which they form an amalgam..
Amalgamation :: Amalgamation (n.) The mixing or blending of different elements, races, societies, etc.; also, the result of such combination or blending; a homogeneous union..
Water Gilding :: Water gilding () The act, or the process, of gilding metallic surfaces by covering them with a thin coating of amalgam of gold, and then volatilizing the mercury by heat; -- called also wash gilding..
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