amalgam meaning
UK US /əˈmælɡəm/ 3 syllables
amalgam (noun): 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.
amalgam has 2 meanings in this dictionary.
amalgam as a noun
- 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
Synonyms: dental amalgam
Type of: alloy
- a combination or blend of diverse things
- his theory is an amalgam of earlier ideas
Type of: combination
Related forms: amalgamate
How to pronounce amalgam
amalgam is pronounced /əˈmælɡəm/ in American English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.
Scrabble score: 12 (letter breakdown)
Word lists: words starting with AM · words ending in AM · 7-letter words
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