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===Etymology===
===Etymology===
{{ML.}} {{term|amalgama||mercury alloy|lang=la}}, from {{etyl|grc}} {{rfscript|Greek}} ''malagma'', from ''malassein'' (''to soften''), from ''malakos'' (''soft'').
{{ML.}} {{term|amalgama||mercury alloy|lang=la}}, from {{etyl|grc}} {{term|μάλαγμα|sc=Grek|tr=malagma||gold}}, from {{term|μαλάσσω|sc=Grek|tr=malassō||to soften}}, from {{term|μαλακός|sc=Grek|tr=malakos||soft}}.


===Noun===
===Noun===

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English

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Pronunciation

a*mal"gam

Etymology

Template:ML. (deprecated template usage) amalgama, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek (deprecated template usage) μάλαγμα (malagma), from (deprecated template usage) μαλάσσω (malassō), from (deprecated template usage) μαλακός (malakos).

Noun

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  1. A combination of different things
  2. Template:metallurgy An alloy containing mercury

Synonyms

Translations


Swedish

Noun

Declension of amalgam 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative amalgam amalgamet
Genitive amalgams amalgamets

amalgam Template:n

  1. amalgam