What's the difference between amalgamation and merger?

Amalgamation


Definition:

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

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The reduction is believed due to the currently used pre-prepared disposable or reusable capsules containing the amalgam versus formerly mixing the ingredients manually.
  • (2) Recurrence of the dermatitis one day after amalgam dental fillings had been made and again one year later, this time without new fillings, raised the possibility that it was due to the old amalgam fillings.
  • (3) The anodic polarization profiles are presented, as well as scanning electron micrographs and x-ray analysis of the corroded amalgam surfaces.
  • (4) Further it is argued that there is a need to amalgamate the substantive, conceptual, and methodological facets of research.
  • (5) In an interdisciplinary study starting 2.5 years ago patients with various symptoms, which they associate with amalgam fillings, were examined.
  • (6) The SEM photographs demonstrated the faults which can be eliminated by the use of a stereomicroscope and showed also those which derive from the physical and chemical properties of the amalgam.
  • (7) Insertion of an adequate approximate amalgam filling and its finish after hardening is one of the basic preventive measures in marginal periodontopathies.
  • (8) This is indirect evidence suggesting that mercury from dental amalgam fillings may contribute to the body burden of mercury in the brain.
  • (9) The trienone XIII was subsequently epoxidised with alkaline hydrogen peroxide and m-chloroperbenzoic acid to give diepoxide XV which was reduced with aluminum amalgam to the final product V.
  • (10) Finely diffused and abraded amalgam must not be ignored as a source of absorbable mercury.
  • (11) Crevice corrosion propagation for gamma 2-free vs. gamma 2-containing amalgams was characterized by lower acceleration and maximum rates during the most dynamic period.
  • (12) A comparison with dose-effect relationships, obtained in occupational studies, for certain effects on the kidneys and central nervous system (CNS), suggests that individuals with unusually high emission of mercury from amalgam fillings are at risk.
  • (13) In the cracks corrosion products usually found on amalgam were identified.
  • (14) Only five restorations (one of amalgam and four of composite resin) failed during the trial.
  • (15) The purpose of this study was to compare the relative cytotoxicity of amalgams and to determine whether their toxicity depends upon composition and aging time, by means of a rapid and sensitive in vitro cell culture test.
  • (16) Through the report of a clinical case, the feasibility and advantages of repair and recontouring of complex amalgam restorations are discussed.
  • (17) The objective of this study was to determine the in vitro corrosion products that resulted from crevice corrosion of low- and high-copper dental amalgams.
  • (18) Moonlight wins best picture Oscar, after Warren Beatty gives gong to La La Land Read more “Peak blackness is a rare metaphysical anomaly that can only occur when an amalgam of black excellence comes together at the same societal intersection,” he said.
  • (19) Proximal retentive grooves significantly increase the strength of amalgam restorations in Class II cavities.
  • (20) This paper explores the role of size of place residential preference in the evolution of the intention to move out of the present community using data from the March 1974 NORC Amalgam Survey.

Merger


Definition:

  • (n.) One who, or that which, merges.
  • (n.) An absorption of one estate, or one contract, in another, or of a minor offense in a greater.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The Defense Department can object to a merger involving its key suppliers during a federal antitrust review, which in this case could be led by the Justice Department.
  • (2) Given that O2 and Three have tended to perform better, and that Three’s position as a challenger in the market has driven it to offer a number of consumer-friendly products and features, it is important that the mergers do not adversely affect competition and the level of service that consumers receive in the UK,” Lloyd said.
  • (3) In his interim Digital Britain report published last month, Carter called for the creation of a "second institution ... with public purpose at its heart" to rival the BBC and mooted the merger of Channel 4 into a wider entity, potentially involving parts of BBC Worldwide, the corporation's commercial arm.
  • (4) So-called 'reverse merger' stocks are companies where a Chinese business obtains a back-door listing by buying a shell company in the US into which it injects assets.
  • (5) Murdoch has instigated a series of cost-cutting measures in newspapers in London, New York and Sydney as part of financial restructuring ahead of the de-merger.
  • (6) The £4bn merger between Granada and Carlton TV, effectively creating a single ITV company, has been given the go-ahead by the government.
  • (7) The UK's largest trade union, Unite, said a merger would have "protected the UK's long-term interests" if it had been accompanied by a jobs guarantee for British employees.
  • (8) Dennis Stevenson Chairman, HBOS The merger of the Bank of Scotland with Halifax seven years ago catapulted the 63-year-old, who had been chairman of the former building society for only two years, into the chairman's role at one of the UK's largest retail banks.
  • (9) Talking to clinicians at each of the three sites, it was evident that the vast majority felt no particular allegiance to the larger, merged organisation (SLHT) and, the majority wished to continue working on the individual site they had always worked, in the same manner as prior to the merger.
  • (10) Politicians could be barred from making decisions on media mergers under measures to be included in a new communications bill, the culture secretary, Jeremy Hunt , has said.
  • (11) Gheit believes the “devastating” losses of the oil sector will increase the likelihood of more merger and acquisition activity following the $70bn takeover plan unveiled earlier this month by Shell on BG.
  • (12) The merger with Pepkor has given the group a foothold in 30 countries with 6,500 stores.
  • (13) The FTSE 250 company saw its share price rise 1.4% to 240p, following the decision to call off merger talks.
  • (14) It was wrong of him to disclose his thoughts about the proposed BSkyB merger to total strangers.
  • (15) Although we argue a deal is on the cards, we do not believe it will be a mega-merger.
  • (16) The 2004 merger of Worldwide's DVD release company, BBC Video, with rival VCI created the sixth biggest video company in the UK market and the largest British-owned brand.
  • (17) In no time, Unilever’s shareholder register would have been populated by merger arbitrage funds.
  • (18) It is the biggest oil and gas takeover since Shell’s Dutch and British arms were formally merged in 2004, and the 10th biggest mergers and acquisitions deal ever, according to data from Thomson Reuters.
  • (19) In BBC News, hundreds of jobs are under threat , mostly reporting roles, due to the domestic newsgathering operation's impending merger with the World Service.
  • (20) A merger of Deutsche Börse and the LSE would create the world's second biggest exchange - only the New York stock exchange would be bigger - and dominate trading in Europe.