Definition of amalgamated in English English dictionary
The state of having been combined from two or more entities into one specific entity whilst retaining the defining characteristics of the original source entities
Typical silver colored filling made of mix of silver, tin, mercury, and some other trace elements like copper Advantages- placement easier than other materials, cost Disadvantages-color, breaks down in mouth releasing mercury and other trace metals Stains teeth over time
Typical silver coloured filling made of mix of silver, tin, mercury, and some other trace elements like copper Advantages- placement easier than other materials, cost Disadvantage- colour, breaks down 10-20 years
a mixture of silver and mercury that has been used for fillings since the mid 1800s Expands and contracts over time eventually damaging or fracturing the tooth Definitely not part of 21st century dentistry
A silver colored dental filling made of mix of silver, tin, mercury, and some other trace elements like copper Advantages- placement easier than other materials, cost Disadvantage- color, breaks down 10-20 years
the most common material used for fillings, also called silver fillings; a mixture of mercury (app 50%), silver, tin, copper and zinc used for fillings
a combination or blend of diverse things; "his theory is an amalgam of earlier ideas" 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
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
Something that is an amalgam of two or more things is a mixture of them. = mixture. a mixture of different things amalgam of. Alloy of mercury and one or more other metals. Those of silver, gold, and palladium occur naturally. Those with a very high mercury content are liquid; others are crystalline. Amalgams of silver and tin, with minor amounts of copper and zinc, are used in dentistry to fill teeth. Sodium amalgam is used in manufacturing chlorine and sodium hydroxide by electrolysis of brine. Amalgams are used to recover silver and gold from their ores: The ore is shaken with mercury, the amalgam is separated and heated until the mercury distills off (see distillation), and the precious metal is the residue. Amalgams are also used to silver mirrors and apply other metal coatings
When two or more things, especially organizations, amalgamate or are amalgamated, they become one large thing. The firm has amalgamated with an American company The chemical companies had amalgamated into a vast conglomerate The Visitors' Centre amalgamates the traditions of the Old World with the technology of the New. = merge + amalgamation amalgamations amal·gama·tion Athletics South Africa was formed by an amalgamation of two organisations. = merger