Definition of amalgams

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Definition of amalgams

  • 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)

    Synonyms

    1. dental amalgam
  • a combination or blend of diverse things (noun)

    Examples

    1. his theory is an amalgam of earlier ideas

See definition of amalgams in Merriam Webster