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Webster 1913 Edition
amalgam
a-mal′gam
(ȧ-măl′gam)
, Noun.
[F.
amalgame
, prob. fr. L. malagma
, Gr. μάλαγμα
, emollient, plaster, poultice, fr. μαλάσσειν
to make soft, fr. μαλακόσ
soft.] 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.
A mixture or compound of different things.
3.
(Min.)
A native compound of mercury and silver.
a-mal′gam
,Verb.
T.
& I.
[Cf. F.
amalgamer
] To amalgamate.
Boyle.
B. Jonson.
Webster 1828 Edition
Amalgam
AMAL'GAM
,Noun.
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.