Dictionary Check: amalgam
"amalgam" is a valid word!
Scrabble
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Words with Friends
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Definition
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
noun
a combination or blend of diverse things
Example:
"his theory is an amalgam of earlier ideas"
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