Amalgam

n. [Fr. amalgame, N. Lat. amalgama, from Lat. malagma, Gr. μάλαγμα, any emollient, plaster, poultice; μαλάσσειν, to make soft.]

1Sense 1. A compound of mercury, or quicksilver, with another metal; as, an amalgam of tin, bismuth, &c.

2Sense 2. A mixture or compound of different things.

3Sense 3. (Min.) A native compound of mercury and silver, which crystallizes in dodecahedrons and other forms. Dana.

v. i. To form an amalgam. “Quicksilver easily amalgams with metals.” Boyle.