Amalgam vs. Mixture — What's the Difference?

An alloy of mercury and silver used in dental fillings.

In chemistry, a mixture is a material made up of two or more different substances which are not chemically combined. A mixture is the physical combination of two or more substances in which the identities are retained and are mixed in the form of solutions, suspensions and colloids.Mixtures are one product of mechanically blending or mixing chemical substances such as elements and compounds, without chemical bonding or other chemical change, so that each ingredient substance retains its own chemical properties and makeup.

An alloy of mercury and tin used in silvering mirrors.

The act or process of mixing

A combination of diverse elements; a mixture

The condition of being mixed

(metallurgy) An alloy containing mercury.

A combination of ingredients used in cooking or baking.

A combination of different things.

One that consists of diverse elements

One of the ingredients in an alloy.

A fabric made of different kinds of thread or yarn.

To amalgamate.

(Chemistry) A composition of two or more substances that are not chemically combined with each other and are capable of being separated.

An alloy of mercury with another metal or metals; as, an amalgam of tin, bismuth, etc.

The act of mixing.

A mixture or compound of different things.

Something produced by mixing.

A native compound of mercury and silver.

Something that consists of diverse elements.

To amalgamate.

A medicinal compound, typically a suspension of a solid in a solution

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

(music) A compound organ stop.

A combination or blend of diverse things;

A cloth of variegated colouring.

(India) A mix of different dry foods as a snack, especially chevda or Bombay mix.

The act of mixing, or the state of being mixed; as, made by a mixture of ingredients.

That which results from mixing different ingredients together; a compound; as, to drink a mixture of molasses and water; - also, a medley.

An ingredient entering into a mixed mass; an additional ingredient.

A kind of liquid medicine made up of many ingredients; esp., as opposed to solution, a liquid preparation in which the solid ingredients are not completely dissolved.

A mass of two or more ingredients, the particles of which are separable, independent, and uncompounded with each other, no matter how thoroughly and finely commingled; - contrasted with a compound and solution; thus, gunpowder is a mechanical mixture of carbon, sulphur, and niter.

An organ stop, comprising from two to five ranges of pipes, used only in combination with the foundation and compound stops; - called also furniture stop. It consists of high harmonics, or overtones, of the ground tone.

(chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding)

Any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients;

A collection containing a variety of sorts of things;

An event that combines things in a mixture;

The act of mixing together;