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amalgamate [ə′mal·gə‚māt] (metallurgy) To unite a metal in an alloy with mercury. To unite two dissimilar metals. To cover the zinc elements of a galvanic battery with mercury. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| But the three zones mingle and amalgamate along the edges, like the colors in the solar spectrum. Old Dorion was one of those French creoles, descendants of the ancient Canadian stock, who abound on the western frontier, and amalgamate or cohabit with the savages. But, as the original distinctions between these nations were marked by a difference in language, as well as by repeated and bloody wars, they were never known to amalgamate, until after the power and inroads of the whites had reduced some of the tribes to a state of dependence that rendered not only their political, but, considering the wants and habits of a savage, their animal existence also, extremely precarious. |
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