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Množina: amadavats

Množina: amados

Množina: amahs

Female servant or nanny, especially in the Far East.

ETYM Pref. a- + main. Related to Main.
1. At full speed; with great haste.
2. With all one's strength; SYN. with full force.
To a high degree; exceedingly; at full speed.

Množina: Amals

Radical Lebanese Shiite military force, established by Musa Sadr in the 1970s; its headquarters are in Borj al-Barajneh. The movement split into extremist and moderate groups 1982, but both sides agreed on the aim of increasing Shiite political representation in Lebanon.
Amal guerrillas were responsible for many of the attacks and kidnappings in Lebanon during the 1980s, although subsequently the group came to be considered one of the more mainstream elements on the Lebanese political scene. The Amal militia under Nabih Berri fought several bloody battles against the Hezbollah (Party of God) in 1988.

Množina: Amalfis

Port 39 km/24 mi SE of Naples, Italy, situated at the foot of Monte Cerrato, on the Gulf of Salerno; For 700 years it was an independent republic. It is an ancient archiepiscopal see (seat of an archbishop) and has a Romanesque cathedral.

Množina: amalgams

ETYM French amalgame, prob. from Latin malagma, Greek malagma, emollient, plaster, poultice.
Alloy of mercury and another metal, especially silver, used to fill teeth; blend.
Any alloy of mercury with other metals. Most metals will form amalgams, except iron and platinum. Amalgam is used in dentistry for filling teeth, and usually contains copper, silver, and zinc as the main alloying ingredients. This amalgam is pliable when first mixed and then sets hard, but the mercury leaches out and may cause a type of heavy-metal poisoning.
Amalgamation, the process of forming an amalgam, is a technique sometimes used to extract gold and silver from their ores. The ores are treated with mercury, which combines with the precious metals.
1. A combination or blend of diverse things.
2. An alloy of metal with another metal (usually silver) used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth; SYN. dental amalgam.