amalgam /əˈmæl.ɡəm/noun 4verb 1forms 3 noun4 •An alloy containing mercury. •A combination of different things.This was the Ambergate, Nottingham & Boston & Eastern Junction Railway, an amalgam of a number of separate schemes put forward in 1845, which secured its Act on July 16, 1846. — 1960 •An alloy of mercury used to fill tooth cavities. •One of the ingredients in an alloy. verb1 •(no longer used) To amalgamate (something) with a thing. formsamalgamed · amalgaming · amalgams
