Definition of amalgams Amalgams
/ʌmæˈlgʌmz/ - [umatlgumz] -
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What does amalgams mean?
Wiktionary 
- amalgams (Noun)
Plural of amalgam.
Part of speech
🔤- amalgams, noun, plural of amalgam.
WordNet
NounPlural: amalgams |
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| amalgam - a combination or blend of diverse things; "his theory is an amalgam of earlier ideas" | ||
| combination the act of combining things to form a new whole | ||
| amalgam - 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 | ||
| dental amalgam | ||
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Wiktionary
- amalgam (Noun)
A combination of different things. - amalgam (Noun)
An alloy containing mercury. - amalgam (Verb)
To amalgamate.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- amalgam (n.)
An alloy of mercury with another metal or metals; as, an amalgam of tin, bismuth, etc. - amalgam (n.)
A mixture or compound of different things. - amalgam (n.)
A native compound of mercury and silver. - amalgam (v. t. / i.)
To amalgamate.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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amalgam
A solution of a metal in mercury.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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amalgam
a-mal′gam, n. a compound of mercury with another metal: any soft mixture: a combination of various elements: one of the ingredients in an alloy.—v.t. Amal′gamate, to mix mercury with another metal: to compound.—v.i. to unite in an amalgam: to blend.—n. Amalgamā′tion, the blending of different things: a homogeneous union of diverse elements.—adj. Amalgamā′tive. [L. and Gr. malagma, an emollient—Gr. malassein, to soften.]
Part of speech
🔤- amalgam, noun, singular of amalgams.
