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a⋅mal⋅gam

  [uh-mal-guhm]
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–noun
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.
Origin:
1425–75; late ME amalgam(e) < MF < ML < dial. Ar al the + malgham < Gk málagma softening agent, equiv. to malak- (s. of malássein to soften) + -ma n. suffix
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a·mal·gam   (ə-māl'gəm)   
n.  

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

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

    2. 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.


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

amalgam 
1471, "soft mass formed by chemical manipulation," from M.L. amalgama, "alloy of mercury (esp. with gold or silver)," an alchemists' word, perhaps an alt. of L. malagma "poultice, plaster," from Gk. malagma "softening substance," from malassein "to soften," from malakos "soft." The word may have come from Gk. via Arabic al-malgham. Amalgamation in the figurative sense of "combining into one uniform whole" is from 1775.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: amal·gam
Pronunciation: &-'mal-g&m
Function: noun
: an alloy of mercury with another metal that is solid or liquid at roomtemperature according to the proportion of mercury present and is used especially in making tooth cements
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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amalgam a·mal·gam (ə-māl'gəm)
n.
Any of various alloys of mercury with other metals, as with tin or silver, used for filling teeth.

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