amalgamation
Joining into one
Amalgamation is the process of combining separate things into a unified whole.
Companies undergo amalgamation when they merge.
Cultures blend through amalgamation over generations.
The word carries a sense of thorough mixing rather than mere assembly: The city's cuisine is an amalgamation of immigrant traditions.
In metallurgy, amalgamation specifically refers to extracting metals using mercury.
Combining into unified whole
- acquisitionAct of obtaining something
- takeoverAssuming command of something
- unificationMerging into one entity
- conglomerateCorporation spanning many industries
absorption · annexation · federation · buyout · alliance · affiliation · synergy · partnership
Metallic combination
- smeltingExtracting metal from ore
- alloyingMixing metals together
- refiningRemoving unwanted elements
- extractionAct of removing
mercury · filling · quicksilver · zinc · copper · tin · casting · forging
Combining into one mass
- combiningJoining multiple elements
- fusingJoining by melting
- meldingCombining into unity
- intermixingCombining different elements together
homogenizing · synthesizing · coalescing · commingle · intermingling · compounding · conflating · uniting
Including multiple ethnic traditions
- pluralismCoexistence of differing views
- mosaicInlaid pictorial arrangement
- tapestryDecorative woven wall cloth
- melting-potFusion of diverse cultures
heterogeneity · inclusivity · eclecticism · cosmopolitan · patchwork · coexistence · hybridization · syncretism
Complete change of form
- alchemistPractitioner of proto-chemistry
- alembicDistillation apparatus
- hermeticismAirtight, impervious condition
- quintessencePurest embodiment of something
calcination · distillation · sublimation · tincture · conjunction · elixir · coagulation · dissolution
consolidation
Combining into unified whole
- acquisitionAct of obtaining something
- takeoverAssuming command of something
- unificationMerging into one entity
conglomerate · absorption · annexation · federation · buyout · alliance · affiliation · synergy · partnership · incorporation
alloy
Metallic combination
extraction · mercury · filling · quicksilver · zinc · copper · tin · casting · forging · bonding
mixing
Combining into one mass
intermixing · homogenizing · synthesizing · coalescing · commingle · intermingling · compounding · conflating · uniting · merging
multicultural
Including multiple ethnic traditions
- pluralismCoexistence of differing views
- mosaicInlaid pictorial arrangement
- tapestryDecorative woven wall cloth
melting-pot · heterogeneity · inclusivity · eclecticism · cosmopolitan · patchwork · coexistence · hybridization · syncretism · creolization
transmutation
Complete change of form
- alchemistPractitioner of proto-chemistry
- alembicDistillation apparatus
- hermeticismAirtight, impervious condition
quintessence · calcination · distillation · sublimation · tincture · conjunction · elixir · coagulation · dissolution
- connectionslink, links, connect, connection, tie
- collectionscollection, collections, anthology, anthologies, compilation
- fusionnuclear fusion, hydrogen fusion, thermonuclear fusion, fusion reaction, fusion energy
- Merging termsblend, fusion, convergence, integration, consolidation
- mixingmix, stir, blend, shake, combine
- mixturesmix, mixture, blend, blending, fusion
amalgamationseparation
State of being apart
division · disintegration · dissolution · fragmentation · segregation
amalgamationcomponent
Element of a system
element · constituent · ingredient · part · fragment