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amalgam Definition
(n)
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
(n)
a
combination
or
blend
of
diverse
things
; "
his
theory
is
an
amalgam
of
earlier
ideas
"
amalgam Synonyms
amalgam
dental amalgam
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