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Amalgam vs Conglomeration - What's the difference?

amalgam | conglomeration | Related terms |

As nouns the difference between amalgam and conglomeration

is that amalgam is an alloy containing mercury while conglomeration is that which consists of many previously separate parts.

As a verb amalgam

is to amalgamate.

amalgam

English

(wikipedia amalgam)

Noun

(amalgams)
  • (metallurgy) An alloy containing mercury
  • A combination of different things

    • Synonyms

    * alloy, blend, combo, compound, mixture

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (archaic, ambitransitive) To amalgamate.
    • (Boyle)
    (Ben Jonson)

    References

    ---- ==Serbo-Croatian==

    Noun

  • (l)

    • Declension

    {{sh-decl-noun, amàlg?m, amalgami , amalgáma, amalgama , amalgamu, amalgamima , amalgam, amalgame , amalgame, amalgami , amalgamu, amalgamima , amalgamom, amalgamima }} ----

    conglomeration

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • That which consists of many previously separate parts.
  • An instance of conglomerating, a coming together of separate parts.

    • Synonyms

    * conglomerate