| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. To merge, fuse, coalesce or integrate.[Eve - graph theoretic] 2. Present participle conjugation of the verb amalgamate.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (amalgamate) | 1. To bring or combine together or with something else.[Wordnet]. 2. To compound or mix, as quicksilver, with another metal; to unite, combine, or alloy with mercury.[Websters]. 3. To mix, so as to make a uniform compound; to unite or combine; as, to amalgamate two races; to amalgamate one race with another.[Websters]. 4. To unite in an amalgam; to blend with another metal, as quicksilver.[Websters]. 5. To coalesce, as a result of growth; to combine into a uniform whole; to blend; as, two organs or parts amalgamate.[Websters]. 6. Base verb from the following inflections: amalgamating, amalgamated, amalgamates, amalgamator, amalgamators, amalgamatingly and amalgamatedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
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Date "AMALGAMATING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1380. (references) |
Specialty Definition: AMALGAMATING
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Verb] Mixing quicksilver with another metal; compounding.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | [Verb] Present participle of amalgamate. (references) | ||
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Specialty Expressions: AMALGAMATING
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Amalgamating barrel | Mining | A short, cylindrical vessel or barrel, with solid ends turned to fit bearings, used for amalgamating battery accumulations and other material. See also: amalgamator. (references) | |
| Amalgamating table | Mining | A sloping wooden table covered with a copper plate on which the mercury is spread in order to amalgamate with the precious metal particles. (references) | |
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