Definition of amalgamation

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Amalgamation (n.) 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.

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Amalgamative :: Amalgamative (a.) Characterized by amalgamation.
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..
Monton :: Monton (n.) A heap of ore; a mass undergoing the process of amalgamation.
Floured :: Floured (p. a.) Finely granulated; -- said of quicksilver which has been granulated by agitation during the amalgamation process.
Miscegenation :: Miscegenation (n.) A mixing of races; amalgamation, as by intermarriage of black and white..
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..
Amalgamation :: Amalgamation (n.) The mixing or blending of different elements, races, societies, etc.; also, the result of such combination or blending; a homogeneous union..
Amalgamation :: Amalgamation (n.) 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.
Fondon :: Fondon (n.) A large copper vessel used for hot amalgamation.
Magistral :: Magistral (n.) Powdered copper pyrites used in the amalgamation of ores of silver, as at the Spanish mines of Mexico and South America..
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