amalgam : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: amalgam	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
amalgam n an alloy of mercury with another metal (usually silver) used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth; except for iron and platinum all metals dissolve in mercury and chemists refer to the resulting mercury mixtures as amalgams Synonym(s): amalgam, dental amalgam a combination or blend of diverse things; "his theory is an amalgam of earlier ideas"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Amalgam \Amal"gam\, n. [F. amalgame, prob. fr. L. malagma, Gr. [?], emollient, plaster, poultice, fr. [?] to make soft, fr. [?] soft.] 1. An alloy of mercury with another metal or metals; as, an amalgam* of tin, bismuth, etc. Note: Medalists apply the term to soft alloys generally. 2. A mixture or compound of different things. 3. (Min.) A native compound of mercury and silver.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Amalgam \A*mal"gam\, v. t. [?] i. [Cf. F. amalgamer] To amalgamate. --Boyle. B. Jonson.