A*mal"gam, v. t. &?; i. [Cf. F. amalgamer] To amalgamate. Boyle. B. Jonson.
||A*mal"ga*ma (&?;), n. Same as Amalgam.
They divided this their amalgama into a number of incoherent republics.
Burke.
A*mal"ga*mate (&?;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Amalgamated; p. pr. & vb. n. Amalgamating.] 1. To compound or mix, as quicksilver, with another metal; to unite, combine, or alloy with mercury.
2. To mix, so as to make a uniform compound; to unite or combine; as, to amalgamate two races; to amalgamate one race with another.
Ingratitude is indeed their four cardinal virtues compacted and amalgamated into one.
Burke.
A*mal"ga*mate, v. i. 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.
{ A*mal"ga*mate (&?;), A*mal"ga*ma`ted (&?;), } a. Coalesced; united; combined.
A*mal`ga*ma"tion (&?;), n. [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.
A*mal"ga*ma*tive (&?;), a. Characterized by amalgamation.
A*mal"ga*ma`tor (&?;), 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.