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nounan 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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"his theory is an amalgam of earlier ideas"nouna combination or blend of diverse thingstype of:
Definition that contains amalgam
- silver coat with a layer of silver or a silver amalgam
- amalgam 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
- amalgamative characterized by or tending toward amalgamation
- amalgamator a businessman who arranges an amalgamation of two or more commercial companies
- dental amalgam 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