amalgam (n)
dental amalgam (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 27
def an alloy of mercury with another metal (usually silver) used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth
def except for iron and platinum all metals dissolve in mercury and chemists refer to the resulting mercury mixtures as amalgams
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Hypernym alloy, metal
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Hyponym alloy, metal

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