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a·mal·gam  (-mlgm)

n.

1. Any of various alloys of mercury with other metals, especially:

a. An alloy of mercury and silver used in dental fillings.

b. An alloy of mercury and tin used in silvering mirrors.

2. A combination of diverse elements; a mixture: an amalgam of strength, reputation, and commitment to ethical principles. See Synonyms at mixture.

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[Middle English, from Old French amalgame, from Medieval Latin amalgama, probably ultimately from Greek malagma, soft mass.]

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amalgam [əˈmælgəm]

n

1. (Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) an alloy of mercury with another metal, esp with silver dental amalgam

2. (Earth Sciences / Minerals) a rare white metallic mineral that consists of silver and mercury and occurs in deposits of silver and cinnabar

3. a blend or combination

[from Medieval Latin amalgama, of obscure origin]

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amalgam  (-mlgm)

1. An alloy of mercury and another metal, especially:

2. An alloy of mercury and silver used in dental fillings.

3. An alloy of silver and tin used in silvering mirrors.

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Amalgam an alloy of a metal or metals—Wilkes.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	amalgam - an alloy of mercury with another metal (usually silver) used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth; except for iron and platinum all metals dissolve in mercury and chemists refer to the resulting mercury mixtures as amalgams dental amalgam alloy, metal - a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten; "brass is an alloy of zinc and copper"
	2.	amalgam - a combination or blend of diverse things; "his theory is an amalgam of earlier ideas" combination - a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities

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amalgam

noun combination, mixture, compound, blend, union, composite, fusion, alloy, amalgamation, meld, admixture I tend to make my characters an amalgam of several people.

Translations

amalgam [əˈmælgəm] N → amalgama f (of de)

amalgam [əˈmælgəm] n (= mixture) → amalgame m
an amalgam of → un amalgame de amalgam filling

amalgam

n → Amalgam nt; (fig also) → Gemisch nt, → Mischung f

amalgam [əˈmælgəm] n → amalgama m