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English noun: dental amalgam | |||
| 1. | dental amalgam (substance) 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 | amalgam | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alloy, metal | ||
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