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Amalgam — is the name given to the product of an amalgamation process. It may also refer to:* Amalgam, in chemistry, mining and dentistry, is the result of blending mercury with another metal or alloy * Amalgam (dentistry) * Amalgam Comics, a metafictional … Wikipedia
Alloy — Al*loy , n. [OE. alai, OF. alei, F. aloyer, to alloy, alier to ally. See {Alloy}, v. t.] 1. Any combination or compound of metals fused together; a mixture of metals; for example, brass, which is an alloy of copper and zinc. But when mercury is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
amalgam — a*mal gam ([.a]*m[a^]l gam), n. [F. amalgame, prob. fr. L. malagma, Gr. ma lagma, emollient, plaster, poultice, fr. mala ssein to make soft, fr. malako s soft.] 1. An alloy of mercury with another metal or metals; as, an amalgam of tin, bismuth,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
alloy — [n] mixture, usually of two metals admixture, adulterant, adulteration, amalgam, amalgamation, blend, combination, composite, compound, debasement, denaturant, fusion, hybrid, intermixture, reduction; concepts 260,476 alloy [v1] mix metals admix … New thesaurus
amalgam — [ə mal′gəm] n. [ME < ML amalgama, prob. via Ar < Gr malagma, an emollient < malassein, to soften: for IE base see MILL1] 1. any alloy of mercury with another metal or other metals [silver amalgam is used as a dental filling] 2. a… … English World dictionary
amalgam — (n.) c.1400, blend of mercury with another metal; soft mass formed by chemical manipulation, from O.Fr. amalgame or directly from M.L. amalgama, alloy of mercury (especially with gold or silver), an alchemists word, perhaps an alteration of L.… … Etymology dictionary
amalgam — [n] mixture admixture, alloy, amalgamation, blend, combination, combo*, composite, compound, fusion, mishmash*, soup; concept 432 Ant. division, separation … New thesaurus
amalgam — ► NOUN 1) a mixture or blend. 2) Chemistry an alloy of mercury with another metal, especially one used for dental fillings. ORIGIN Greek malagma an emollient … English terms dictionary
amalgam — /euh mal geuhm/, n. 1. an alloy of mercury with another metal or metals. 2. an alloy that consists chiefly of silver mixed with mercury and variable amounts of other metals and is used as a dental filling. 3. a rare mineral, an alloy of silver… … Universalium
Amalgam (dentistry) — For other uses, see Amalgam (disambiguation). Amalgam filling on first molar Amalgam is an alloy containing mercury. The amalgam used as material for dental fillings is a mixture of mercury (50%), silver ( 22 32% ), tin ( 14%), copper ( 8%), and… … Wikipedia
