Meaning of AMALGAM
| Pronunciation: | | u'malgum
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- [n] a combination or blend of diverse things; "his theory is an amalgam of earlier ideas"
- [n] 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
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| | Synonyms: | | dental amalgam |
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| | See Also: | | alloy, combination, metal | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\A*mal"gam\, n. [F. amalgame, prob. fr. L. malagma, Gr.
?, emollient, plaster, poultice, fr. ? to make soft, fr. ?
soft.]
1. An alloy of mercury with another metal or metals; as, an
amalgam of tin, bismuth, etc.
Note: Medalists apply the term to soft alloys generally.
2. A mixture or compound of different things.
3. (Min.) A native compound of mercury and silver.
\A*mal"gam\, v. t. ? i. [Cf. F. amalgamer]
To amalgamate. --Boyle. B. Jonson.
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| | Definition: | | A general term for any mixture of substances; used in a chemical/medical context, it refers to a mercury-containing liquid alloy of metals. |
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| | Related Terms: | | admixture, alloy, alloyage, amalgamation, blend, combination, combo, commixture, composite, composition, compound, concoction, confection, ensemble, fusion, immixture, interfusion, intermixture, magma, mix, mixture, paste |
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