About The Word Amalgam
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Amalgam
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What's The Definition Of Amalgam?
[n] a combination or blend of diverse things; "his theory is an amalgam of earlier ideas"
[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 Synonyms | Synonyms for Amalgam: dental amalgam Related Terms | Find terms related to Amalgam: admixture | alloy | alloyage | amalgamation | blend | combination | combo | commixture | composite | composition | compound | concoction | confection | ensemble | fusion | immixture | interfusion | intermixture | magma | mix | mixture | paste See Also | alloy | combination | metal Amalgam In Webster's Dictionary \A*mal"gam\, n. [F. amalgame, prob. fr. L. malagma, Gr.
?, emollient, plaster, poultice, fr. ? to make soft, fr. ?
soft.]
1. An alloy of mercury with another metal or metals; as, an
amalgam of tin, bismuth, etc.
Note: Medalists apply the term to soft alloys generally.
2. A mixture or compound of different things.
3. (Min.) A native compound of mercury and silver.
\A*mal"gam\, v. t. ? i. [Cf. F. amalgamer] To amalgamate. --Boyle. B. Jonson. |
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