Amalgam Definition & Meaning
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
- a combination or blend of diverse things; "his theory is an amalgam of earlier ideas"
"Amalgam" in song lyrics
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"I'm made of mercury alloy like I was an amalgam"
Heavy Metal Kings (Ill Bill & Vinnie Paz) — Eye Is the King -
"- opus, my modus operandi is amalgam"
Nujabes f/ Shing02 — Battlecry -
"admixed amalgam"
AOL — AOL
Words that rhyme with amalgam
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- What does amalgam mean?
- 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 a combination or blend of diverse things; "his theory is an amalgam of earlier ideas"
- What part of speech is amalgam?
- Amalgam is a noun.
- How many definitions does amalgam have?
- Amalgam has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (noun).