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1. dental_amalgam
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. amalgam
noun. ['əˈmælgəm'] a combination or blend of diverse things.
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- amalgam (English)
- amalgama (Latin)
- μάλαγμα (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
3. amalgam
noun. ['əˈmælgəm'] 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.
Antonyms
Synonyms
Etymology
- amalgam (English)
- amalgama (Latin)
- μάλαγμα (Ancient Greek (to 1453))