GALLIUM


Meaning of GALLIUM in English

n. Chem. a soft bluish-white metallic element occurring naturally in zinc blende, bauxite, and kaolin. °Symb.: Ga.

[ mod.L f. L Gallia France (so named patriotically by its discoverer Lecoq de Boisbaudran d. 1912) ]

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