amalgama

Meaning

Noun

amalgam (all senses)

Verb

1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person) inflection of amalgamare:
2. (form-of, imperative, second-person, singular) inflection of amalgamare:

Concepts

amalgam

compound

blend

mixture

dental amalgam

Synonyms

combinazione

composto

miscuglio

miscela

mistura

mix

Translations

amalgame

Amalgam

amálgama

amalgama

amalgama

amalgame dentaire

mélange

mistura

αμάλγαμα

μίγμα

κράμα

amalgaam

moschellandbergiet

composé

Hyphenated as

a‧màl‧ga‧ma

Pronounced as (IPA)

/aˈmal.ɡa.ma/

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin amalgama (“mercury alloy”), from Arabic اَلْمَلْغَم (al-malḡam, “emollient poultice or unguent for sores”), from Ancient Greek μάλαγμα (málagma, “emollient”), from μαλάσσω (malássō, “I soften”), from μαλακός (malakós, “soft”).