a|mal|gam

a|mal|gam
a|mal|gam «uh MAL guhm», noun.
1. an alloy of mercury with some other metal or metals. Silver amalgam is used as fillings for teeth. Tin amalgam has been used for silvering mirrors.
2. Figurative. a mixture or blend of different things: »

an amalgam of good and evil, an amalgam of strength and weakness.

SYNONYM(S): amalgamation, combination.
[< Medieval Latin amalgama, perhaps < Arabic almalghama the amalgam < Greek málagma emollient < malássein soften]

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