gallium
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gallium /ˈgalɪəm/
▶noun the chemical element of atomic number 31, a soft silvery-white metal which melts at about 30°C. (Symbol: Ga)
– origin C19: mod. L., from L. Gallia ‘France’ or gallus ‘cock’; named by the French chemist Paul-Émile Lecoq de Boisbaudran.
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