Amalgam - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|əˈmælɡəm|
Brit.
|əˈmælɡəm|
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
- a combination or blend of diverse things
his theory is an amalgam of earlier ideas
Extra examples
...a church that is an amalgam of traditional and modern architectural styles...
Word forms
noun
singular: amalgam
plural: amalgams
singular: amalgam
plural: amalgams
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