Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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amalgam | Yes | No | No | No |
dental amalgam | Yes | No | No | No |
amalgam (noun) | dental amalgam (noun) |
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a combination or blend of diverse things | 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 |
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 |