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A kind of seaweed; pl. the class of cellular cryptogamic plants which includes the black, red, and green seaweeds, as kelp, dulse, sea lettuce, also marine and fresh water confervæ, etc.

Pertaining to, or like, algæ.

The Carob, a leguminous tree of the Mediterranean region; also, its edible beans or pods, called St. John's bread.

A term used for the Powder of Algaroth, a white powder which is a compound of trichloride and trioxide of antimony. It was formerly used in medicine as an emetic, purgative, and diaphoretic.

The agglutinated seeds and husks of the legumes of a South American tree (Inga Marthæ). It is valuable for tanning leather, and as a dye.

Always; wholly; everywhere. [Obs.] Ulna now he algates must forego. Spenser.

The true gazelle.

An alloy of mercury with another metal or metals; as, an amalgam of tin, bismuth, etc.

Same as Amalgam. They divided this their amalgama into a number of incoherent republics. Burke.

To mix, so as to make a uniform compound; to unite or combine; as, to amalgamate two races; to amalgamate one race with another. Ingratitude is indeed their four cardinal virtues compacted and amalgamated into one. Burke.

Coalesced; united; combined.

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. Ure.

Characterized by amalgamation.

One who, or that which, amalgamates. Specifically: A machine for separating precious metals from earthy particles by bringing them in contact with a body of mercury with which they form an amalgam.

To amalgamate. [R.]

Arsenic sulphide, a mineral of a brilliant red color; red orpiment. It is also an artificial product.

Realgar. [Obs.] Chaucer.

realgar. [Obs.] chaucer.

One of the air cells of algals.

Of the nature of, or resembling, an alga.