amalgam
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amalgam
- /əˈmæl.ɡəm/
Where it comes from
From Medieval Latin amalgama (“mercury alloy”), from Arabic اَلْمَلْغَم (al-malḡam, “emollient poultice or unguent for sores”), from Ancient Greek μάλαγμα (málagma, “emollient; malleable material”), from μαλάσσω (malássō, “to soften”), from μαλακός (malakós, “soft”). Doublet of malagma. For the verb, compare French amalgamer.
noun amalgams
- An alloy containing mercury.
- A combination of different things. […] nor must we overlook, in quite recent times, the ingenious "Dukedog", a little 4-4-0 (officially 90XX class) whose Victorian lineaments arise from an economical amalgam of obsolete "Duke" and "Bulldog" components.
- One of the ingredients in an alloy.
- An alloy of mercury used to fill tooth cavities.
Similar: alloy, blend, combo, compound, conglomerate, mixture
verb amalgams · amalgaming · amalgamed
- To amalgamate (something) with a thing. gold t’amalgam with some six of mercury
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noun alloy
| Español | amalgama |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 汞齊 /汞齐 gǒngjì |
| Português | amálgama |
| Français | amalgame |
| Deutsch | Amalgam |
| Italiano | amalgama |
| Ελληνικά | αμάλγαμα amálgama |
| Română | amalgam |
| Русский | амальга́ма amalʹgáma |
| Tiếng Việt | hỗn hống |
| العربية | مَلْغَم malḡam, مَلْغَمَة malḡama |
noun combination
| Español | amalgama |
|---|---|
| Português | amálgama |
| Français | amalgame |
| Ελληνικά | αμάλγαμα amálgama, κράμα kráma, σύμφυρμα sýmfyrma |
| Română | amestecătură |
| Русский | амальга́ма amalʹgáma |
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title = {amalgam},
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