amalgam

/əˈmælɡəm/
noun
  1. A mixture or combination of different things.
    • Her cooking is an amalgam of flavors from her travels around the world.
    • The new music was an amalgam of jazz, rock, and classical styles.
    • The city's culture is an amalgam of many different immigrant traditions.
  2. An alloy of mercury with another metal, used especially in dentistry for fillings.
    • The dentist used a silver amalgam to fill the cavity.
    • Dental amalgam has been used for over a century to repair teeth.
    • Some patients prefer composite fillings over amalgam for cosmetic reasons.
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