Definition: Meaning of, dental amalgam in English to English dictionary.
Pronunciation:/ ˈdɛnt(ə)l əˈmalɡəm /
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dental amalgam
dental amalgams
usually silver an alloy of mercury with another metal 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