English
Detailed Synonyms for amalgam in English
amalgam:
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the amalgam
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the amalgam
– a combination or blend of diverse things 1 -
the amalgam
– 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 1the amalgam; the dental amalgam– 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 1