What is the meaning of the word "amalgam"?

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  1. a combination or blend of diverse things copy to clipboard noun
    • My theory is an amalgam of earlier ideas. copy to clipboard
  2. an alloy of mercury with another metal (usually silver) used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth copy to clipboard noun
    • except for iron and platinum all metals dissolve in mercury and chemists refer to the resulting mercury mixtures as amalgams copy to clipboard

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