amalgam

amalgam has 6 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 7.

Definitions

• n.. An alloy of mercury with another metal or metals; as, an amalgam of tin, bismuth, etc.
• n.. A mixture or compound of different things.
• n.. A native compound of mercury and silver.
• v. t. / i.. To amalgamate.
• n.. a combination or blend of diverse things; "his theory is an amalgam of earlier ideas"
• n.. 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