amalgama

Meaning

1. (feminine) amalgam (an alloy containing mercury)
2. (feminine) amalgam (a combination of different things)

Concepts

amalgam

dental amalgam

Translations

amalgama

amalgame

amálgama

αμάλγαμα

ملغم

Amálgama de prata

amalgama

malgama

Amalgam

amalgame dentaire

amalgaam

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ə.məlˈɣa.mə]

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin amalgama (“mercury alloy”), from Ancient Greek μάλαγμα (málagma, “emollient”), from μαλάσσω (malássō, “to soften”), from μαλακός (malakós, “soft”).