AMALGAM

AMAL'GAM, noun [Gr. to soften. Its usual derivation is certainly erroneous.]1. A mixture of mercury or quicksilver with another metal; any metallic alloy, of which mercury forms an essential constituent part.2. A mixture or compound of different things.

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amalgam. Amalgam, n. a mixture of quicksilver with other metal; a well mixed compound

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A‐mal″gam (ȧ‐măl″gam), n. [[F. amalgame, prob. fr. L. malagma, Gr. μάλαγμα, emollient, plaster, poultice, fr. μαλάσσειν to make soft, fr. μαλακόσ soft.]] 1. 1. An alloy of mercury with another metal or metals; as, an amalgam of tin, bismuth, etc.
☞ Medalists apply the term to soft alloys generally. 2. 2. A mixture or compound of different things.
3. 3. (Min.) A native compound of mercury and silver.