AMALGAMS Synonyms

• an occurrence of thorough mixing

• a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings

• the act of blending components together thoroughly

• combine into one

• blend or harmonize

• mix together different elements

• composed of more than one part

• a whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts

• (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight

• an enclosure of residences and other building (especially in the Orient)

• a word (as anthropology, kilocycle, builder) consisting of any of various combinations of words, combining forms, or affixes.

• consisting of two or more substances or ingredients or elements or parts

• composed of many distinct individuals united to form a whole or colony

• make more intense, stronger, or more marked

• put or add together

• calculate principal and interest

• create by mixing or combining

• combine so as to form a whole; mix

• (chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding)

• any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients

• a collection containing a variety of sorts of things

• an event that combines things in a mixture

• the act of mixing together

• a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities

• a coordinated sequence of chess moves

• a sequence of numbers or letters that opens a combination lock

• a group of people (often temporary) having a common purpose

• an alliance of people or corporations or countries for a special purpose (formerly to achieve some antisocial end but now for general political or economic purposes)

• the act of arranging elements into specified groups without regard to order

• the act of combining things to form a new whole

• an occurrence that involves the production of a union

• the state of being combined into one body

• the merging of adjacent sounds or syllables or words

• a nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy

• the combining of images from the two eyes to form a single visual percept

• correction of an unstable part of the spine by joining two or more vertebrae; usually done surgically but sometimes done by traction or immobilization

• the act of fusing (or melting) together

• a small band of jazz musicians

• a composite rock made up of particles of varying size

• a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization

• composed of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass

• increase in amount by collecting or gathering

• an alloy of mercury with another metal (usually silver) used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth; except for iron and platinum all metals dissolve in mercury and chemists refer to the resulting mercury mixtures as amalgams