Term: horizontal integration: absorption into a single firm of several firms involved in the same level of production and sharing resources at that level
Broader: change: the action of changing something | Unrelated: can of worms: a source of unpredictable trouble and complexity
Broader: change: the action of changing something | Unrelated: bouncing putty: a soft elastic silicone polymer that increases in elasticity with the application of force; used in the center of golf balls and as shock-absorbent padding
Broader: change: the action of changing something | Unrelated: alaska king crab: meat of large cold-water crab; mainly leg meat
Broader: change: the action of changing something | Unrelated: flip-flop: a backward somersault
Broader: change: the action of changing something | Unrelated: temporal arteritis: inflammation of the temporal arteries; characterized by headaches and difficulty chewing and (sometimes) visual impairment
Broader: change: the action of changing something | Unrelated: mushroom: a large cloud of rubble and dust shaped like a mushroom and rising into the sky after an explosion (especially of a nuclear bomb)
Broader: change: the action of changing something | Unrelated: bimonthly: a periodical that is published twice a month or every two months (either 24 or 6 issues per year)
Broader: change: the action of changing something | Unrelated: reentry: the act of entering again
Broader: change: the action of changing something | Unrelated: puerpera: a woman in childbirth or shortly thereafter
Broader: change: the action of changing something | Unrelated: arthrography: roentgenographic examination of a joint after injection of radiopaque contrast medium; produces an arthrogram