What is the meaning of amalgam?

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.
    • usage: "his theory is an amalgam of earlier ideas"
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