amalgam
amalgam (ȧ*mal"gam) , noun
[French amalgame, prob. from Latin malagma, Greek ma`lagma, emollient, plaster, poultice, from mala`ssein to make soft, from malako`s soft.]
1.
An alloy of mercury with another metal or metals; as, an amalgam of tin, bismuth, etc.
Medalists apply the term to soft alloys generally.
2.
A mixture or compound of different things.
3.
(Mineralogy) A native compound of mercury and silver.
amalgam , verb, transitive and intransitive
[Compare French amalgamer]
To amalgamate. — Boyle