AMALGAM in English dictionary

  • amalgam

    Meanings and definitions of "AMALGAM"

    • A combination of different things
    • (metallurgy) An alloy containing mercury
    • noun
      (metallurgy)
      An alloy containing mercury
    • noun
      A combination of different things
    • verb
      (archaic, transitive, intransitive)
      To amalgamate.
    • A solution of a metal in mercury.
    • a combination of things
    • alloy containing mercury
    • 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
    • noun
      a combination or blend of diverse things; "his theory is an amalgam of earlier ideas"

    Synonyms of "AMALGAM" in English dictionary

    alloy, metal, combination are the top synonyms of "AMALGAM" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of AMALGAM

    • amalgam ( plural  amalgams)
    • amalgam (plural amalgams)
    • amalgam (third-person singular simple present amalgams, present participle amalgaming, simple past and past participle amalgamed)
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