amalgamation

n. union; mixture

Amalgamation, meaning to combine or unite into one form, has several uses:Amalgam, in chemistry, mining and dentistry, the result of the blending of mercury with another metal or alloyAmalgamation (mining), the process of separation of precious metals from ore.Amalgamation (history), a now largely archaic term for the interbreeding of people of different ethnicities and "races". Amalgamation, in business, the result of mergers of companiesAmalgamation (music), the synthesis of sound events into an inter-parametric unit where parameters act togetherAmalgamation (EP), an EP released by the band Pop Will Eat Itself in 1994.Amalgamation (politics), in politics, refers to the joining of two or more political units. See consolidated city-county or metropolitan municipalityFree product with amalgamation, in mathematics, especially group theory, an important constructionAmalgamation (model theory), a construction in model theory, a subfield of mathematical logic
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Noun
1. the combination of two or more commercial companies
(synonym) merger, uniting
(hypernym) consolidation, integration

n. amalgamation, union

(n.)
The mixing or blending of different elements, races, societies, etc.; also, the result of such combination or blending; a homogeneous union.
  

(n.)
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.