amalgama.
amalgam (an alloy containing mercury)
Meaning & usage
amalgam (an alloy containing mercury)
amalgam (a combination of different things)
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Medieval Latin amalgama (“mercury alloy”), from Ancient Greek μάλαγμα (málagma, “emollient”), from μαλάσσω (malássō, “to soften”), from μαλακός (malakós, “soft”).
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