AMALGAM
\ɐmˈalɡam], \ɐmˈalɡam], \ɐ_m_ˈa_l_ɡ_a_m]\
Definitions of AMALGAM
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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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
By Princeton University
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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
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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An alloy of mercury with another metal or metals; as, an amalgam of tin, bismuth, etc.
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A mixture or compound of different things.
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A native compound of mercury and silver.
By Oddity Software
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An alloy of mercury with another metal or metals; as, an amalgam of tin, bismuth, etc.
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A mixture or compound of different things.
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A native compound of mercury and silver.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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Any alloy that combines with mercury. An a. of silver, tin, and mercury is used for filling teeth. [Fr., Gr.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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The mixture of metals procured by amalgamation.
By Thomas Sheridan
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