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amalgam

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
amalgam /əˈmalgəm/

▶noun

1 a mixture or blend.

2 Chemistry an alloy of mercury with another metal, especially one used for dental fillings.

– origin C15: from Fr. amalgame or med. L. amalgama, from Gk malagma ‘an emollient’.

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