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Meaning of amalgam in English
Pronunciation
/əˈmælɡəm/
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Noun
amalgam
Etymology
late 15th century: from French amalgame or medieval Latin amalgama, from Greek malagma‘an emollient’
Definitions
1.
an alloy of mercury with another metal (usually silver) used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth
Examples
« except for iron and platinum all metals dissolve in mercury and chemists refer to the resulting mercury mixtures as amalgams »
2.
a combination or blend of diverse things
Examples
« his theory is an amalgam of earlier ideas »