| Term Name: | gallium atom |
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| Synonyms: | 31Ga, Ga, galio, gallium |
| Definition: | A metallic element predicted as eka-aluminium by Mendeleev in 1870 and discovered by Paul-Emile Lecoq de Boisbaudran in 1875. Named in honour of France (Latin Gallia) and perhaps also from the Latin gallus cock, a translation of Lecoq. |
| Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:49631] ( EBI ) |