amalgam vs combination

combination vs amalgam

amalgam and combination both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
amalgam	Yes	No	No	No
combination	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, combination is a hypernym of amalgam; that is, combination is a word with a broader meaning than amalgam:

amalgam: a combination or blend of diverse things
combination: a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities

amalgam (noun)	combination (noun)
a combination or blend of diverse things	the act of combining things to form a new whole
an alloy of mercury with another metal (usually silver) used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth; except for iron and platinum all metals dissolve in mercury and chemists refer to the resulting mercury mixtures as amalgams	the act of arranging elements into specified groups without regard to order
	a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities
	a group of people (often temporary) having a common purpose
	a sequence of numbers or letters that opens a combination lock
	an alliance of people or corporations or countries for a special purpose (formerly to achieve some antisocial end but now for general political or economic purposes)
	a coordinated sequence of chess moves

Difference between amalgam and combination

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