AMALGAM

Amalgam

An amalgam is a substance formed by the reaction of mercury with another metal. Almost all metals can form amalgams with mercury, the notable exception being iron. Silver-mercury amalgams are important in dentistry, and gold-mercury amalgam is used in the extraction of gold from ore.

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amalgam

Noun

  1. An alloy containing mercury
  2. A combination of different things

Verb

  1. To amalgamate.


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