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dental amalgam meaning and definition
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Definition of dental amalgam (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
- synonyms: amalgam
Source: Princeton University Wordnet