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Encyclopedia > Amalgamation

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 alloy
  • Amalgamation (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 companies
  • Amalgamation (music), the synthesis of sound events into an inter-parametric unit where parameters act together
  • Amalgamation (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 municipality
  • Free product with amalgamation, in mathematics, especially group theory, an important construction

Amalgamated may refer to (as part of a formal name): the word amalgamation, see Amalgamation. ... the word amalgamation, see Amalgamation. ... Amalgamation is a now largely archaic term for the intermarriage and interbreeding of different ethncitities or races. In the English-speaking world, the term has been in use into the the twentieth century. ... Consolidation is the act of merging many things into one. ... Extended play (EP) is the name typically given to vinyl records or CDs which contain more than one single, but are too short to qualify as albums. ... Pop Will Eat Itself (also known as PWEI or the Poppies) were an English band formed in Stourbridge, with band members from Birmingham, Coventry and the Black Country. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... In American local government, a consolidated city-county, metropolitan municipality or regional municipality is a city and county that have been merged into one jurisdiction. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Consolidated city-county. ... In abstract algebra, the free product of groups constructs a group from two or more given ones. ...

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ADA.org: A-Z Topics: Amalgam (824 words)
Dental amalgam is considered a safe, affordable and durable material that has been used to restore the teeth of more than 100 million Americans.
Amalgam Matrix for Class II and Class V Preparations Connected at the Proximal Box (February 2006)
The media coverage was based on the results of a poll conducted in Connecticut by Zogby on behalf of a group opposed to the use of dental amalgam.
Dental Amalgam and Amalgam Fillings | Details From the Oral Care Center (1158 words)
Amalgam is a combination of metals that has been used in dentistry for more than 100 years and is still commonly used today.
Although it sometimes is called "silver amalgam," amalgam actually consists of a combination of silver, mercury, tin and copper, and small amounts of zinc, indium or palladium.
Amalgam has been popular as a material for dental fillings and restorations because it is less expensive than other materials and holds up better over time, especially in teeth that undergo a lot of pressure and wear from chewing.
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