Amalgam Definition
ə-mălgəm
amalgams
noun
amalgams
Any alloy of mercury with another metal or other metals.
Silver amalgam is used as a dental filling.
Webster's New World
A combination of diverse elements; a mixture.
An amalgam of strength, reputation, and commitment to ethical principles.
American Heritage
A combination or mixture; blend.
Webster's New World
Any of various alloys of mercury with other metals, especially:
American Heritage Medicine
(metallurgy) An alloy containing mercury.
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verb
(archaic, intransitive) To amalgamate.
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Other Word Forms of Amalgam
Noun
Singular:
amalgam
Plural:
amalgamsOrigin of Amalgam
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From Medieval Latin amalgama (“mercury alloy”), from Ancient Greek μάλαγμα (malagma, “gold”), from μαλάσσω (malassō, “to soften”), from μαλακός (malakos, “soft”). For the verb, compare French amalgamer.
From Wiktionary
Middle English from Old French amalgame from Medieval Latin amalgama probably ultimately from Greek malagma soft mass
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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