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Entry 4 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

amalgam

/(ȧ*măl"gam)/ · a·mal·gam · IPA /əˈmæl.ɡəm/
01 n. An alloy of mercury with another metal or metals; as, an amalgam of tin, bismuth, etc.
  1. 1.
    An alloy of mercury with another metal or metals; as, an amalgam of tin, bismuth, etc.
  2. 2.
    A mixture or compound of different things.
  3. 3.
    A native compound of mercury and silver.(Min.)
02 v. t. & i. To amalgamate.
  1. 1.
    To amalgamate.