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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024a•mal•gam /əˈmælgəm/USA pronunciation n. - Metallurgy[uncountable] an alloy of mercury with another metal or metals.
- Dentistry[uncountable] an alloy chiefly of silver mixed with mercury and variable amounts of other metals, used as a dental filling.
- a mixture or combination:[countable]an amalgam of facts and myths.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024a•mal•gam (ə mal′gəm),USA pronunciation n. - Metallurgyan alloy of mercury with another metal or metals.
- Dentistry, Metallurgyan alloy that consists chiefly of silver mixed with mercury and variable amounts of other metals and is used as a dental filling.
- Mineralogya rare mineral, an alloy of silver and mercury, occurring as silver-white crystals or grains.
- a mixture or combination:His character is a strange amalgam of contradictory traits.
- Greek málagma softening agent, equivalent. to malak- (stem of malássein to soften) + -ma noun, nominal suffix
- dialect, dialectal Arabic al the + malgham
- Medieval Latin
- Middle French
- late Middle English amalgam(e) 1425–75
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: amalgam /əˈmælɡəm/ n - an alloy of mercury with another metal, esp with silver: dental amalgam
- a blend or combination
Etymology: 15th Century: from Medieval Latin amalgama, of obscure origin |