orig. A soft mass formed by chemical manipulation, esp. a soft or plastic condition of gold, silver, etc. produced by combination with mercury; hence…
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| 释义 | society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > alloy > [noun] > mercury alloys or amalgam > soft or spongy (3) amalgam1471 orig. A soft mass formed by chemical manipulation, esp. a soft or plastic condition of gold, silver, etc. produced by combination with mercury; hence… pina1604 A spongy, typically conical mass of silver produced by the partial expulsion of mercury from an amalgam. Also: an amalgam from which mercury is to… gold amalgam1795 solid or liquid matter consisting of gold combined with mercury, esp. as produced in the extraction of gold from rock or as used in gilding; a… |
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