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gallium

/ˈɡæliəm/

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

gallium: a chemical element (symbol Ga) with an atomic number of 31; a soft bluish metal
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Noun

gallium (uncountable)

  1. A chemical element (symbol Ga) with an atomic number of 31; a soft bluish metal.
    Synonyms:
    eka-aluminium

gallium meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Arabic and Malay

gallium in Hindi

chemical element
द्रवातु dravātu

gallium in Tamil

chemical element
மென்தங்கம் meṉtaṅkam, காலியம் kāliyam

gallium in Arabic

chemical element
غَالِيُوم ḡāliyūm

gallium in Malay

chemical element
galium
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gallium in Thai
แกลเลียม gɛɛl-lîiam
gallium in Vietnamese
gali

Synonyms of gallium

Origin of gallium

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.

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Questions about gallium

What does gallium mean?
Gallium means a chemical element (symbol Ga) with an atomic number of 31; a soft bluish metal.
What is gallium in Hindi?
Gallium in Hindi is द्रवातु (dravātu). See Gallium meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is gallium?
Gallium is a noun.
How do you pronounce gallium?
Gallium is pronounced /ˈɡæliəm/.

Words near gallium in the dictionary

  1. gallite
  2. gallito
  3. gallitos
  4. gallitrap
  5. Gallitzin
  6. gallium
  7. gallium arsenide
  8. gallium arsenide phosphide
  9. gallium arsenide phosphides
  10. gallium nitrate
  11. gallium nitride

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