noun
amalgam
uh-MAL-gum/əˈmælɡəm/
A mixture combining different constituents into one mass.
The kneaded clay forms a marbled amalgam of several different colors.
Etymology
An amalgam originally combined mercury with another metal. That concrete mixture became an image for a blend of different things, extending the word beyond metallurgy.
In context
it constitutes itself as an amalgam of Education presentation and conservation
More examples
- The laboratory studies an amalgam containing mercury and silver.
- Her style forms an unusual amalgam of realism and fantasy.
- The dentist discusses replacing an old amalgam filling.
Forms
amalgam · amalgams
amalgamation noun — The combining of separate things into one whole.