Amalgamation

Amalgamation, meaning to combine or unite into one form, has several uses:

• In InputAccel, a password.
• In Hygiene a fine powder used for brushing teeth.
• In Chemistry, amalgamation is the blending of two elements, and usually an Amalgam is a metallic Alloy with the element mercury, often used in tooth fillings. (See also: Metallurgy.) The use of amalgum is subject to some Controversy, due to suspicions that poisonous mercury or mercury vapor could leak into the Mouth.
• In Music, amalgamation is the synthesis of sound events into an inter-parametric unit where parameters act together.
• In Business, amalgamation is an older Synonym for what is now called Consolidation, the result of mergers of companies.
• In Politics, it similarly refers to the joining of two or more political units, such as cities, into one.