English Explanatory Dictionary

gallium

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A chemical element (symbol Ga) with an atomic number of 31; a soft bluish metal.

Pronunciation

găl'ēəm /ˈɡæliəm/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-gallium.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gallium.wav

Word forms

gallium

Etymology

Named by its discoverer Lecoq, after Latin Gallia (“Gaul”). It was claimed that Lecoq had named the element after himself, since gallus is the Latin translation of the French le coq, but Lecoq denied this in an article of 1877.

Synonyms

eka-aluminium

Derived words

aluminium gallium arsenide aluminum gallium arsenide aluminium gallium nitride aluminum gallium nitride copper indium gallium selenide digallium gallane gallian galliferous gallium arsenide gallium arsenide phosphide gallium citrate gallium gadolinium garnet gallium nitrate gallium nitride indium gallium nitride organogallium radiogallium triethylgallium trigallium trimethylgallium
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