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
a combination or blend of diverse things;
"his theory is an amalgam of earlier ideas"
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用作名词(n.)
The dentist used amalgam to fill my teeth.牙医用汞合金给我补牙。
Silver amalgam is used as a dental filling.银汞合金被用作牙的填料。
Her character is an amalgam of many different traits.她的个性是许多不同特性的融合。
The new religion is an amalgam of supersitious beliefs and modern science.这种新宗教是迷信和现代科学的混合物。
