a·mal·gam
noun/əˈmælɡəm/
/əˈmælɡəm/
- [countable, usually singular] amalgam (of something) (formal) a mixture or combination of things
混合物；综合体 - The film script is an amalgam of all three books.
这个电影脚本由三本书合成。 - an amalgam of several companies and organizations
多家公司和组织的合并
- The film script is an amalgam of all three books.
- [uncountable] (specialist) a mixture of mercury and another metal, used especially to fill holes in teeth
汞齐（尤用于补牙）
Word Originlate 15th cent.: from French amalgame or medieval Latin amalgama, from Greek malagma ‘an emollient’.