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

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