gallium
/ˈgælɪəm/noun
mass noun
- the chemical element of atomic number 31, a soft, silvery-white metal which melts at about 30℃, just above room temperature. (Symbol: Ga)（化学元素）镓（符号：Ga）。
词源
late 19th cent.: modern Latin, from Latin Gallia 'France' or gallus 'cock'; named (either patriotically or as a translation of his own name) by Paul-Émile Lecoq de Boisbaudran （1838-1912）, the French chemist who discovered it in 1875.