amalgam
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gəm 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 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
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
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| —n | |
| 1. | an alloy of mercury with another metal, esp with silver: dental amalgam |
| 2. | a rare white metallic mineral that consists of silver and mercury and occurs in deposits of silver and cinnabar |
| 3. | a blend or combination |
| [C15: from Medieval Latin amalgama, of obscure origin] | |
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Word Origin & History
amalgam
mid-15c., "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 Syrian Arabic al-malgham.
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Medical Dictionary
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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Example sentences
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Samurai meets spaghetti western in Takashi's mad amalgam.
The recipe is an amalgam of styles.
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