a·mal·gam
[uh-mal-guhm]–noun
1.
an alloy of mercury with another metal or metals.
2.
an alloy that consists chiefly of silver mixed with mercuryand variable amounts of other metals and is used as adental filling.
3.
a rare mineral, an alloy of silver and mercury, occurring assilver-white crystals or grains.
4.
a mixture or combination: His character is a strange amalgam of contradictory traits.
