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Amalgamated

Amalgamated is an English term used as an adjective and the past participle of the verb amalgamate. It describes something that has been merged or united from two or more parts into a single entity. The form is often used to indicate a historical process of consolidation rather than a present action.

Etymology: The word derives from amalgamate, a process originally used in metallurgy to describe combining mercury

Usage: In technical contexts, amalgamated can describe materials formed by amalgamation with mercury. More commonly, in

See also: amalgamation, merger, union. The term is not a synonym for permanent dissolution; rather it stresses

with
another
metal
to
form
an
alloy.
The
sense
broadened
in
general
language
to
denote
any
merging
of
separate
components,
groups,
or
organizations.
business
and
labor
history,
it
appears
in
names
of
unions
and
companies
to
signal
that
several
smaller
entities
fused
to
create
a
larger
organization.
This
usage
conveys
a
sense
of
heritage
of
consolidation
and
continuity
of
the
merged
structure.
the
action
of
joining
into
a
new,
unified
whole.