Amalgamation

The term amalgamation or amalgamation referred to:

  • The process of dissolving other metals in mercury, see amalgam
  • The gilding of metal objects with dissolved mercury in gold
  • A method of gold extraction in mining
  • Figuratively: connection, union, amalgamation, merger
  • In sociology, the association of different types of (social) parts into a new whole, as opposed to (social) differentiation
  • In experimental phonetics a method of deriving new words, see portmanteau
  • In mathematics equating certain elements of isomorphic subgroups, see amalgamated product
  • Disambiguation
Amalgam (chemistry) Gilding#Fire-gilding Vereinigung Differentiation (sociology)
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