gold amalgam

English

Noun

gold amalgam (uncountable)

  1. Refined gold, when finely ground and brought into contact with mercury where the surfaces of both metals are clean, amalgamates readily and quickly to form alloys ranging from AuHg2 to Au8Hg.

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