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galinstan

galinstan is the alternative form of Galinstan.

Noun capitalized: Galinstan

Galinstan (uncountable)

  1. An alloy of gallium, indium and tin which is liquid at room temperature.

Origin of galinstan

Trade name, from gallium, indium, and Latin stannum (“tin”).

Questions about galinstan

What does galinstan mean?
Galinstan means an alloy of gallium, indium and tin which is liquid at room temperature.
What is galinstan the alternative form of?
Galinstan is the alternative form of Galinstan.
What part of speech is galinstan?
Galinstan is a noun.

Words near galinstan in the dictionary

  1. galing
  2. galingale
  3. galingales
  4. Galinsky
  5. Galinskys
  6. galinstan
  7. Galion
  8. galiongee
  9. galiongees
  10. galiot
  11. galiote

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