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

a rare polyvalent metallic element of the platinum group; it is found associated with platinum, chemistry Symbol for ruthenium, An abbreviation of right upper entrance, abbreviation_ Ruth

noun A relatively small, usually open craft of a size that might be carried aboard a ship Nou_n An inland vessel of any size, A ship or submarine, A narrow, shallow vessel of platinum or porcelain which serves to hold a substance that is to be subjected to ultimate analysis, or to the action of gases, and which for that purpose is placed in a glass or porcelain tube

A whitish grey colour, like that of the metal, a heavy precious metallic element; grey-white and resistant to corroding; occurs in some nickel and copper ores and is also found native in some deposits, music A single or album that has achieved platinum sales, i.e. over 1 million or 2 million, adjective_ Of a whitish grey colour, like that of the metal