gallium

[ gal-ee-uhm ]

/ ˈgæl i əm /

noun Chemistry.

a rare, steel-gray, trivalent metallic element used in high-temperature thermometers because of its high boiling point (1983°C) and low melting point (30°C). Symbol: Ga; atomic weight: 69.72; atomic number: 31; specific gravity: 5.91 at 20°C.

Origin of gallium

1870–75; <New Latin, equivalent to Latin gall(us) cock (translation of French coq, from Lecoq de Boisbaudran, 19th-century French chemist) + New Latin -ium-ium

Words nearby gallium

gallinipper, gallinule, galliot, Gallipoli, gallipot, gallium, gallium-67, gallium-68, gallium arsenide, gallivant, Gällivare

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Example sentences from the Web for gallium

Who, for instance, will find a use for gallium, the metal of France?
Creative Chemistry|Edwin E. Slosson
Its salts would be precipitable by barium carbonate; the gallium salts are thrown down by this reagent.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley
Gallium is best detected by means of its spark spectrum, which gives two violet lines of wave length 4171 and 4031.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4|Various
Its specific gravity (and this is very remarkable) would be about 59; gallium has a specific gravity of 593.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley

A sulphate and a chloride of gallium have already been obtained.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley

British Dictionary definitions for gallium

gallium

/ (ˈɡælɪəm) /

noun

a silvery metallic element that is liquid for a wide temperature range. It occurs in trace amounts in some ores and is used in high-temperature thermometers and low-melting alloys. Gallium arsenide is a semiconductor. Symbol: Ga; atomic no: 31; atomic wt: 69.723; valency: 2 or 3; relative density: 5.904; melting pt: 29.77°C; boiling pt: 2205°C

Word Origin for gallium

C19: from New Latin, from Latin gallus cock, translation of French coq in the name of its discoverer, Lecoq de Boisbaudran, 19th-century French chemist

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Medical definitions for gallium

gallium

[ găl′ē-əm ]

n. Symbol Ga

A rare metallic element that is liquid near room temperature and is found as a trace element in coal, bauxite, and other minerals. Atomic number 31.

Scientific definitions for gallium

gallium

[ găl′ē-əm ]

Ga

A rare, silvery metallic element that is found as a trace element in coal, in bauxite, and in several minerals. It is liquid near room temperature and expands when it solidifies. It is used in thermometers and semiconductors. Atomic number 31; atomic weight 69.72; melting point 29.78°C; boiling point 2,403°C; specific gravity 5.907; valence 2, 3. See Periodic Table.

单词	gallium
释义	gallium [ gal-ee-uhm ] / ˈgæl i əm / noun Chemistry. a rare, steel-gray, trivalent metallic element used in high-temperature thermometers because of its high boiling point (1983°C) and low melting point (30°C). Symbol: Ga; atomic weight: 69.72; atomic number: 31; specific gravity: 5.91 at 20°C. Origin of gallium 1870–75; <New Latin, equivalent to Latin gall(us) cock (translation of French coq, from Lecoq de Boisbaudran, 19th-century French chemist) + New Latin -ium-ium Words nearby gallium gallinipper, gallinule, galliot, Gallipoli, gallipot, gallium, gallium-67, gallium-68, gallium arsenide, gallivant, Gällivare Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for gallium Who, for instance, will find a use for gallium, the metal of France? Creative Chemistry\|Edwin E. Slosson Its salts would be precipitable by barium carbonate; the gallium salts are thrown down by this reagent. Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I\|Arnold Cooley Gallium is best detected by means of its spark spectrum, which gives two violet lines of wave length 4171 and 4031. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4\|Various Its specific gravity (and this is very remarkable) would be about 59; gallium has a specific gravity of 593. Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I\|Arnold Cooley A sulphate and a chloride of gallium have already been obtained. Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I\|Arnold Cooley British Dictionary definitions for gallium gallium / (ˈɡælɪəm) / noun a silvery metallic element that is liquid for a wide temperature range. It occurs in trace amounts in some ores and is used in high-temperature thermometers and low-melting alloys. Gallium arsenide is a semiconductor. Symbol: Ga; atomic no: 31; atomic wt: 69.723; valency: 2 or 3; relative density: 5.904; melting pt: 29.77°C; boiling pt: 2205°C Word Origin for gallium C19: from New Latin, from Latin gallus cock, translation of French coq in the name of its discoverer, Lecoq de Boisbaudran, 19th-century French chemist Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for gallium gallium [ găl′ē-əm ] n. Symbol Ga A rare metallic element that is liquid near room temperature and is found as a trace element in coal, bauxite, and other minerals. Atomic number 31. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for gallium gallium [ găl′ē-əm ] Ga A rare, silvery metallic element that is found as a trace element in coal, in bauxite, and in several minerals. It is liquid near room temperature and expands when it solidifies. It is used in thermometers and semiconductors. Atomic number 31; atomic weight 69.72; melting point 29.78°C; boiling point 2,403°C; specific gravity 5.907; valence 2, 3. See Periodic Table. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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