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Definitions of amalgam
  1. noun
    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

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  2. noun
    a combination or blend of diverse things
    "his theory is an amalgam of earlier ideas"
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Examples of amalgam
  • "his theory is an amalgam of earlier ideas"
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