Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various alloys of mercury with other metals, especially.
- noun An alloy of mercury and silver used in dental fillings.
- noun An alloy of mercury and tin used in silvering mirrors.
- noun A combination of diverse elements; a mixture.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To mix, as metals, by amalgamation; amalgamate.
- To become amalgamated.
- noun A compound of mercury or quicksilver with another metal; any metallic alloy of which mercury forms an essential constituent part.
- noun Figuratively, a mixture or compound of different things.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun An alloy of mercury with another metal or metals
- noun A mixture or compound of different things.
- noun (Min.) A native compound of mercury and silver.
- verb To amalgamate.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
combination ofdifferent things - noun metallurgy An
alloy containing mercury - verb archaic, transitive, intransitive To
amalgamate .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a combination or blend of diverse things
- 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
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Kors: You wrote Spanglish, arguing that this amalgam is a valid form of expression, not a slumland corruption of two great languages.
Joshua Kors: Ilan Stavans' Magnum Opus: After 13 Years, 'The Norton Anthology of Latino Literature' Is Here Joshua Kors 2010
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Again, you will see I can repeat this experiment with another substance; for if I take a glass rod, and rub it with a piece of silk covered with what we call amalgam, look at the attraction which it has; how it draws the ball toward it; and then, as before, by quietly rubbing it through the hand, the attraction will be all removed again, to come back by friction with this silk.
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Also of note is the fact that foods high in sulfur will exacerbate the odor according to Dr. Andrew Cutler who has written a manual on mercury detox from what he calls amalgam illness.
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When the amalgam is heated, the mercury vaporizes, leaving the silver.
Pozos - Guanajuato 2006
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When the amalgam is heated, the mercury vaporizes, leaving the silver.
Pozos - Guanajuato 2006
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When the amalgam is heated, the mercury vaporizes, leaving the silver.
Pozos - Guanajuato 2006
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When the amalgam is heated, the mercury vaporizes, leaving the silver.
Pozos - Guanajuato 2006
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When the amalgam is heated, the mercury vaporizes, leaving the silver.
Pozos - Guanajuato 2006
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When the amalgam is heated, the mercury vaporizes, leaving the silver.
Pozos - Guanajuato 2006
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When the amalgam is heated, the mercury vaporizes, leaving the silver.
Pozos - Guanajuato 2006
mohitanand commented on the word amalgam
a mixture of multiple things
The band’s music was an amalgam of hip-hop, flamenco and jazz, blending the three styles with surprising results.
October 11, 2016