a rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element; brittle at low temperatures but liquid above room temperature; occurs in trace amounts in bauxite and zinc ores
A chemical element (symbol Ga) with an atomic number of 31; a soft bluish metal.
Named by its discoverer Lecoq after the Latin word Gallia for "Gaul," the element was mistakenly rumored to be named after himself because gallus means "rooster" in French. Lecoq denied this claim in a 1877 article, confirming the name referred solely to France.