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Dental Amalgam

nounid 48829·updated May 18, 2026
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an alloy of mercury with another metal (usually silver) used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth

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synonym
amalgam
plural
Dental Amalgams
possessive
Dental Amalgam's
pluralpossessive
Dental Amalgams'

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an alloy of mercury with another metal (usually silver) used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
an alloy of mercury with another metal (usually silver) used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth
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