amalgam
/əˈmælgəm/noun
1- a mixture or blend混合物：
a curious amalgam of the traditional and the modern
传统和现代的奇特混合体。
1.1
- Chemistry an alloy of mercury with another metal, especially one used for dental fillings【化】（尤指填牙料）汞合金。
词源
late 15th cent.: from French amalgame or medieval Latin amalgama, from Greek malagma 'an emollient'.