amalgam

Letters that make amalgam

a, g, l, m are letters that make 'amalgam'

Words within amalgam

AM, MA, gam, ma, mA, alga, AL, Al, Am, Ga, GA are words within 'amalgam'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of amalgam

amalgams is a word created by adding a letter to 'amalgam'


2 possible definitions for 'amalgam'

Amalgam as "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"

Under this definition, amalgam is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

dental amalgam has the same meaning as amalgam

amalgam as a type

'amalgam' can be a type of alloy, metal.


Amalgam as "a combination or blend of diverse things"

Under this definition, amalgam is a noun and has the following properties:

amalgam as a type

'amalgam' can be a type of combination.

Derivatives of amalgam

unify, commix, mingle, amalgamate, mix are derivatives of 'amalgam'.

Example of amalgam used within this context

"his theory is an amalgam of earlier ideas"



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