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Noun: amalgam u'malgum- 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
- dental amalgam - A combination or blend of diverse things
"his theory is an amalgam of earlier ideas"
Derived forms: amalgams See also: amalgamate Type of: alloy, combination, metal Encyclopedia: Amalgam Amalgam, Gauteng |