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English noun: amalgam

1. 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


Synonymsdental amalgam


Broader (hypernym)alloy, metal

2. amalgam (group) a combination or blend of diverse things


SamplesHis theory is an amalgam of earlier ideas.


Broader (hypernym)combination









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