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Gal"li*pot (?), n. [Prob. fr. OD.
gleypot, the first part of which is possibly akin to E.
glad. See Glad, and Pot.] A glazed earthen
pot or vessel, used by druggists and apothecaries for containing
medicines, etc.

Gal"li*um (?), n. [NL., fr. L.
Gallia France.] (Chem.) A rare metallic element,
found in certain zinc ores. It is white, hard, and malleable,
resembling aluminium, and remarkable for its low melting point
(86° F., 30° C). Symbol Ga. Atomic weight 69.9.

&fist; The element was predicted with most of its properties,
under the name ekaluminium, by the Russian chemist
Mendelejeff, on the basis of the Periodic law. This prediction was
verified in its discovery by the French chemist Lecoq de Boisbaudran
by its characteristic spectrum (two violet lines), in an examination
of a zinc blende from the Pyrenees.

Gal"li*vant (?), v. i. [From
Gallant.] To play the beau; to wait upon the ladies;
also, to roam about for pleasure without any definite plan.
[Slang] Dickens.

Gal"li*vat (?), n.


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