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amalgamation

[/əˌmælɡəˈmeɪʃən/]
nounfemininepl: amalgamations / amalgamações
amalgamação
1. The process of combining or uniting different elements into a single entity
The amalgamation of the two companies created a stronger business.
A amalgamação das duas empresas criou um negócio mais forte.
2. A mixture or blend of different things
The dish was an interesting amalgamation of flavors from different cuisines.
O prato era uma amalgamação interessante de sabores de diferentes culinárias.
3. In chemistry, the process of mixing mercury with another metal
The amalgamation process was used in gold extraction.
O processo de amalgamação foi usado na extração de ouro.
Synonyms
mergercombinationfusionblendmixtureunion
Antonyms
separationdivisiondecompositionfragmentation

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
amalgamação
standard usage in business and technical contexts
São Paulo
fusão
commonly used as alternative in business context
Portugal
amalgamação
formal and technical usage, less common in everyday speech

Related Idioms & Phrases

a perfect amalgamation of
an unlikely amalgamation
the amalgamation resulted in
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