AMALGAMATION


Meaning of AMALGAMATION in English

/euh mal'geuh may"sheuhn/ , n.

1. the act or process of amalgamating.

2. the state or result of being amalgamated.

3. Com. a consolidation of two or more corporations.

4. Metall. the extraction of precious metals from their ores by treatment with mercury.

[ 1605-15; AMALGAM + -ATION ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .