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amalgams

amalgams is the plural of amalgam.

Meaning of amalgam

Noun

amalgam (countable and uncountable, plural amalgams)

  1. An alloy containing mercury.
  2. A combination of different things.
    • […] nor must we overlook, in quite recent times, the ingenious "Dukedog", a little 4-4-0 (officially 90XX class) whose Victorian lineaments arise from an economical amalgam of obsolete "Duke" and "Bulldog" components.1956 October, R. S. McNaught, “Locomotive Nicknames”, in Railway Magazine, page 698
  3. One of the ingredients in an alloy.
  4. An alloy of mercury used to fill tooth cavities.

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Phrases with amalgams

Questions about amalgams

What is amalgams the plural of?
Amalgams is the plural of amalgam.

Words near amalgams in the dictionary

  1. amalgamizations
  2. amalgamize
  3. amalgamized
  4. amalgamizes
  5. amalgamizing
  6. amalgams
  7. Amalgamverse
  8. amalgavirus
  9. amalgaviruses
  10. Amali
  11. Amalia

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