amal·gam /əˈmælgəm/
汞合金,汞齊
amal·gam /əˈmælgəm/ 名詞
汞合金,汞齊
a·mal·gam n.
1. An alloy of mercury with another metal or metals; as, an amalgam of tin, bismuth, etc.
Note: ☞ Medalists apply the term to soft alloys generally.
2. A mixture or compound of different things.
3. Min. A native compound of mercury and silver.
a·mal·gam, v. t. & i. To amalgamate.
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amalgam
n 1: 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
[syn: dental amalgam]
2: a combination or blend of diverse things; "his theory is an
amalgam of earlier ideas"