Amalgam (Noun)
Meaning 1
A combination or blend of diverse things; "his theory is an amalgam of earlier ideas".
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
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Meaning 2
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.
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.