amalgamation Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the combination of two or more commercial companies
    merger; uniting.

WordNet

A*mal`ga*ma"tion noun
Etymology
Cf. F. amalgamation.
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913