English Explanatory Dictionary

amalgam

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An alloy containing mercury.
  2. A combination of different things.
  3. One of the ingredients in an alloy.
  4. An alloy of mercury used to fill tooth cavities.
verb
  1. To amalgamate (something) with a thing.

Pronunciation

/əˈmæl.ɡəm/ en-us-amalgam.ogg

Word forms

amalgam amalgams amalgaming amalgamed

Etymology

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.

Synonyms

alloy blend combo compound conglomerate mixture

Related words

amalgamate amalgamation

Derived words

amalgamable amalgam carrier amalgam gilding amalgamize amalgam tattoo Amalgamverse gold amalgam leadamalgam sodium amalgam

Translations

Arabic: مُلْغَم Bulgarian: амалга́ма Catalan: amalgama Chinese Mandarin: 汞齊 /汞齐 Czech: amalgám Danish: amalgam Dutch: amalgaam Finnish: amalgaami French: amalgame German: Amalgam Greek: αμάλγαμα Hungarian: amalgám Indonesian: amalgam Italian: amalgama Macedonian: амалга́м Malay: amalgam Manx: co-lheian Persian: ملغمه Polish: amalgamat Polish: ortęć Portuguese: amálgama Romanian: amalgam Russian: амальга́ма Spanish: amalgama Swedish: amalgam Turkish: amalgam Turkish: malgama Vietnamese: hỗn hống Welsh: aloi Welsh: erblith
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