amalgam vs detachment

amalgam

noun
  • A combination of different things. 

  • An alloy containing mercury. 

  • One of the ingredients in an alloy. 

detachment

noun
  • A permanent unit organized for special duties. 

  • Indifference to the concerns of others; disregard; nonchalance; aloofness. 

  • The state of being detached or disconnected; insulation. 

  • The separation of a military unit from the main body for a particular purpose or special mission. 

  • The unit so dispatched. 

  • The action of detaching; separation. 

  • Absence of bias; impartiality; objectivity. 

  • Any smaller portion of a main body separately employed. 

How often have the words amalgam and detachment occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )