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Definition 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.

2. Noun. A combination or blend of diverse things. "His theory is an amalgam of earlier ideas"

Definition of Amalgam

1. n. An alloy of mercury with another metal or metals; as, an amalgam of tin, bismuth, etc.

2. v. t. &?; i. To amalgamate.

Definition of Amalgam

1. an alloy of mercury with another metal [n -S]

Medical Definition of Amalgam

1. A soft metal which results from an alloy of a metal with mercury. Commonly used as a silver-tin or copper alloy in dentistry for fillings. (08 Jan 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Amalgam

amabilis fir amacratic amacrine amacrine cell amadavat amadavat amadavats amadou amadou amadous

Amaethon amah amahs amain amalgam (current term) amalgam (current term) amalgamate amalgamate amalgamated amalgamates

amalgamating amalgamation amalgamation amalgamations amalgamative amalgamator amalgamator amalgamators amalgams amalgam carrier

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