amalgam
Fusion of elements
An amalgam is a mixture or blend of different elements.
In dentistry, amalgam is the silver-colored alloy used for tooth fillings.
More broadly, any combination of diverse things forms an amalgam: The city's culture is an amalgam of immigrant traditions.
The word often emphasizes that distinct components have merged into something unified.
Combine into mixture
- compositeMade of distinct parts
- medleyVaried mixture or blend
- mosaicInlaid pictorial arrangement
- hodgepodgeConfused, disorderly mixture
potpourri · collage · patchwork · melange · assortment · jumble · mishmash · concoction
Metallic combination
- mercuryLiquid metallic element
- fillingMaterial placed within
- dentalRelating to teeth
- silverLustrous white precious metal
tin · copper · zinc · extraction · metallurgy · ore · smelting · quicksilver
Combining parts into whole
- combinationJoining of multiple elements
- meldingCombining into unity
- blendingCombining into uniformity
- convergenceProcess of approaching sameness
integration · unification · coalescence · merging · compound · hybrid · intermingling · intermixture
Formal union of parties
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
- mergerCorporate combination
- consolidationCombining into unified whole
- confederationAutonomous entities united loosely
federation · partnership · syndicate · combine · conglomerate · consortium · affiliation · bloc
blend
Combine into mixture
hodgepodge · potpourri · collage · patchwork · melange · assortment · jumble · mishmash · concoction · mashup
alloy
Metallic combination
silver · tin · copper · zinc · extraction · metallurgy · ore · smelting · quicksilver · gilding
synthesis
Combining parts into whole
- combinationJoining of multiple elements
- meldingCombining into unity
- blendingCombining into uniformity
convergence · integration · unification · coalescence · merging · compound · hybrid · intermingling · intermixture · admixture
alliance
Formal union of parties
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
- mergerCorporate combination
- consolidationCombining into unified whole
confederation · federation · partnership · syndicate · combine · conglomerate · consortium · affiliation · bloc · joint venture
- combinationscombo, combination, blend, mix, mixture
- mixturesmix, mixture, blend, blending, fusion
- fillingspie filling, pastry filling, tooth filling, fruit filling, cheese filling
- Alloysbrass, bronze, pewter, solder, steel
- blendsblend, red blend, house blend, mixture, composite
- Dental Historybarber surgeon, barber surgeons, Etruscans, wooden teeth, gold teeth
amalgamseparation
State of being apart
division · component · constituent · element · ingredient
amalgamunmixed
Not combined together
unadulterated · unalloyed · unblended · monolith · singularity
- dental amalgamMetallic tooth filling material
- amalgam fillingMetal dental restoration
amalgamate, amalgamation, amalgamated, amalgams, amalgamating, amalgamates