[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

amalgam \amal"gam\ .ama^l"gam, n. f. amalgame, prob.
   fr. l. malagma, gr. ma`lagma, emollient, plaster, poultice,
   fr. mala`ssein to make soft, fr. malako`s soft.
   1. an alloy of mercury with another metal or metals; as, an
      amalgam of tin, bismuth, etc.
      1913 webster

   note: medalists apply the term to soft alloys generally.
         1913 webster

   2. a mixture or compound of different things.
      1913 webster

   3. min. a native compound of mercury and silver.
      1913 webster

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

amalgam \amal"gam\, v. t.  i. cf. f. amalgamer
   to amalgamate. --boyle. --b. jonson.
   1913 webster

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

amalgam
     n 1: 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
          syn: dental amalgam
     2: a combination or blend of diverse things; "his theory is an
        amalgam of earlier ideas"
see also:
dental amalgam 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

22 moby thesaurus words for "amalgam":
   admixture, alloy, alloyage, amalgamation, blend, combination,
   combo, commixture, composite, composition, compound, concoction,
   confection, ensemble, fusion, immixture, interfusion, intermixture,
   magma, mix, mixture, paste

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