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Definitions for Gallium
[1] a rare, steel-gray, trivalent metallic element used in high-temperature thermometers because of its high boiling point (1983°C) and low melting point (30°C). Symbol : Ga; atomic weight : 69.72; atomic number : 31; specific gravity : 5.91 at 20°C.
[2] a silvery metallic element that is liquid for a wide temperature range. It occurs in trace amounts in some ores and is used in high-temperature thermometers and low-melting alloys. Gallium arsenide is a semiconductor. Symbol: Ga; atomic no: 31; atomic wt: 69.723; valency: 2 or 3; relative density: 5.904; melting pt: 29.77°C; boiling pt: 2205°C
Words nearby Gallium
gallinipper, gallinule, galliot, gallipoli, gallipot, gallium, gallium arsenide, gallium-67, gallium-68, gallivant, galliwasp
Origin of Gallium
1870–75; < New Latin, equivalent to Latin gall(us ) cock (translation of French coq, from Lecoq de Boisbaudran, 19th-century French chemist) + New Latin -ium -ium
Word origin for Gallium
C19: from New Latin, from Latin gallus cock, translation of French coq in the name of its discoverer, Lecoq de Boisbaudran, 19th-century French chemist