1. To unite in an amalgam; to blend with another metal, as quicksilver.
2. To coalesce, as a result of growth; to combine into a uniform whole; to blend; as, two organs or parts amalgamate.
AMALGAMATE; AMALGAMATED
A*mal"ga*mate, A*mal"ga*ma`ted, a.
Defn: Coalesced; united; combined.
AMALGAMATION
A*mal`ga*ma"tion, n. Etym: [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.
AMALGAMATIVE
A*mal"ga*ma*tive, a.
Defn: Characterized by amalgamation.
AMALGAMATOR
A*mal"ga*ma`tor, n.