dental amalgam meaning

UK US /ˈdɛntəl əˈmælɡəm/ 5 syllables

dental 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.

Definition of dental amalgam

  1. 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: amalgam

    Type of: alloy

How to pronounce dental amalgam

dental amalgam is pronounced /ˈdɛntəl əˈmælɡəm/ in American English. It has 5 syllables.

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