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Definitions for Amalgam

[1] an alloy of mercury with another metal or metals.
[2] an alloy that consists chiefly of silver mixed with mercury and variable amounts of other metals and is used as a dental filling.
[3] a rare mineral, an alloy of silver and mercury, occurring as silver-white crystals or grains.
[4] a mixture or combination: His character is a strange amalgam of contradictory traits.
[5] an alloy of mercury with another metal, esp with silver dental amalgam
[6] a rare white metallic mineral that consists of silver and mercury and occurs in deposits of silver and cinnabar
[7] a blend or combination

Words related to Amalgam

admixture, alloy, amalgamation, composite, compound, fusion, mishmash, soup

Words nearby Amalgam

amal., amalaka, amalek, amalekite, amalfi, amalgam, amalgam tattoo, amalgamate, amalgamation, amalia, amalthaea

Origin of Amalgam

1425–75; late Middle English amalgam(e ) < Middle French < Medieval Latin < dialectal Arabic al the + malgham < Greek málagma softening agent, equivalent to malak- (stem of malássein to soften) + -ma noun suffix

Word origin for Amalgam

C15: from Medieval Latin amalgama, of obscure origin

Synonyms for Amalgam

admixture, alloy, amalgamation, composite, compound, fusion, mishmash, soup