amalgam English

Meaning amalgam meaning

What does amalgam mean?

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

— noun a combination or blend of diverse things his theory is an amalgam of earlier ideas

Synonyms amalgam synonyms

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mixture

blend

mix

intermixture

dental amalgam

combination

alloy

shuffle

premix

portmanteau

melange

medley

matchup

concoction

compound

composition

composite

combining

collage

blending

amalgamation

alloy of mercury

aggregation

aggregate

admixture

Topics amalgam topics

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Mix

• What words refer to something made by mixing things together?
  mix (n) mixture admixture amalgam assortment blend (n) brew (n) combination composite compound conglomerate conglomeration fusion hodgepodge intermixture jumble mess miscellany mishmash patchwork odds and ends solution a cross between