amalgaməˈmæl gəm
amalgam (n)
- plural
- amalgams
English Definitions:
amalgam, 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
amalgam (noun)
a combination or blend of diverse things
"his theory is an amalgam of earlier ideas"
amalgam (Noun)
A combination of different things
amalgam (Noun)
An alloy containing mercury
Amalgam
An amalgam is a substance formed by the reaction of mercury with another metal. Almost all metals can form amalgams with mercury, notable exception being iron. Silver-mercury amalgams are important in dentistry, and gold-mercury amalgam is used in the extraction of gold from ore.
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