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n. - A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.

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  • One theory says that the name gallium comes from the Latin word for France, Gallia.
  • The supply of gallium is predicted to be gone by 2017, based on current and future projections of usage.
  • Combining a compound known as a gallium corrole with a protein carrier results in a targeted cancer ...
  • This means that we can produce nanowires that contain two different semiconductors, namely gallium indium arsenide and indium arsenide.
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