Synonyms for amalgam
əˈmæl gəmamal·gam

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1. amalgamnoun

   Synonyms:
   compound, alloy, mixture, blend, combo

2. amalgamnoun

   A combination of different things

   Synonyms:
   compound, mixture, alloy, blend, combo

3. amalgamnoun

   An alloy containing mercury

   Synonyms:
   compound, alloy, mixture, blend, combo

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1. amalgam, dental amalgamnoun

   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

   Synonyms:
   dental amalgam

2. amalgamnoun

   a combination or blend of diverse things

   "his theory is an amalgam of earlier ideas"

   Synonyms:
   dental amalgam

Matched Categories

1. • Alloy
   • Combination

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1. List of paraphrases for "amalgam":

   amalgamation, conflation, mix, mixture, mishmash

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1. Stefanie Russell:

   Tooth-colored composite fillings are better than ever, it used to be that they weren’t as strong or long-lasting as amalgam, but they’ve improved a lot over the last 10 to 15 years.

2. Stefanie Russell:

   People have been using amalgam fillings for a very long time.