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amalgam

amal.gam \*-'mal-g*m\ n [ME amalgame, fr. MF, fr. ML amalgama] 1: an alloy 
   of mercury with another metal that is solid or liquid at room t emperature 
   according to the proportion of mercury present and used esp. in making 
   tooth cements 2: a mixture of different elements