Helen Fenton

Amalgamate: Definition and part of speech

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Amalgamate

  1. a. Alt. of Amalgamated
  2. v. t. To compound or mix, as quicksilver, with another metal; to unite, combine, or alloy with mercury.
  3. v. t. To mix, so as to make a uniform compound; to unite or combine; as, to amalgamate two races; to amalgamate one race with another.
  4. v. i. To unite in an amalgam; to blend with another metal, as quicksilver.
  5. v. i. To coalesce, as a result of growth; to combine into a uniform whole; to blend; as, two organs or parts amalgamate.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Amalgamation: Definition and part of speech

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Amalgamation

  1. n. The mixing or blending of different elements, races, societies, etc.; also, the result of such combination or blending; a homogeneous union.
  2. 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.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Alum root: Definition and part of speech

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Alum root

  1. A North American herb (Heuchera Americana) of the Saxifrage family, whose root has astringent properties.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Alum shale: Definition and part of speech

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Alum shale

  1. A variety of shale or clay slate, containing iron pyrites, the decomposition of which leads to the formation of alum, which often effloresces on the rock.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.