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ALL meanings of amalgam

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  • countable noun amalgam Something that is an amalgam of two or more things is a mixture of them. 3
  • uncountable noun amalgam Amalgam is a mixture of mercury and another metal, usually silver, that is used in dentistry to make fillings. 3
  • noun amalgam an alloy of mercury with another metal, esp with silver 3
  • noun amalgam a rare white metallic mineral that consists of silver and mercury and occurs in deposits of silver and cinnabar 3
  • noun amalgam a blend or combination 3
  • noun amalgam any alloy of mercury with another metal or other metals 3
  • noun amalgam a combination or mixture; blend 3
  • noun amalgam A mixture or blend. 1
  • noun amalgam an alloy of mercury with another metal or metals. 1
  • noun amalgam an alloy that consists chiefly of silver mixed with mercury and variable amounts of other metals and is used as a dental filling. 1
  • noun amalgam a rare mineral, an alloy of silver and mercury, occurring as silver-white crystals or grains. 1
  • noun amalgam a mixture or combination: His character is a strange amalgam of contradictory traits. 1
  • noun amalgam metal alloy 1
  • noun amalgam mixture, blend 1
  • noun amalgam (metallurgy) An alloy containing mercury. 0
  • noun amalgam A combination of different things. 0
  • verb amalgam (Intransitive Verb) (archaic, transitive) To amalgamate. 0
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