gallium

Meaning

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

Synonyms

Ga

atomic number 31

chemical element

Translations

gallium

gallio

Gallium

galio

gallium

gal·li

gálio

جاليوم

galyum

γάλλιο

gallium

galli

número atòmic 31

جَالْيُوم

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɡæliəm/

Etymology

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.