n. Chem. a soft bluish-white metallic element occurring naturally in zinc blende, bauxite, and kaolin.
Usage:
Symb.: Ga.
Etymology: mod.L f. L Gallia France (so named patriotically by its discoverer Lecoq de Boisbaudran d. 1912)
n. Chem. a soft bluish-white metallic element occurring naturally in zinc blende, bauxite, and kaolin.
Usage:
Symb.: Ga.
Etymology: mod.L f. L Gallia France (so named patriotically by its discoverer Lecoq de Boisbaudran d. 1912)
Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012