English Explanatory Dictionary

eka-aluminium

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. gallium

Word forms

eka-aluminium

Etymology

From the name given by Dmitri Mendeleev to gallium prior to its discovery; from the fact that it lies below aluminium in the periodic table.

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