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ATOMIC NUMBER 31

 Dictionary entry overview: What does atomic number 31 mean? 

ATOMIC NUMBER 31 (noun)
  The noun ATOMIC NUMBER 31 has 1 sense:

1. a rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element; brittle at low temperatures but liquid above room temperature; occurs in trace amounts in bauxite and zinc oresplay

  Familiarity information: ATOMIC NUMBER 31 used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ATOMIC NUMBER 31 (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

atomic number 31; Ga; gallium

Hypernyms ("atomic number 31" is a kind of...):

metal; metallic element (any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.)

Holonyms ("atomic number 31" is a substance of...):

bauxite (a clay-like mineral; the chief ore of aluminum; composed of aluminum oxides and aluminum hydroxides; used as an abrasive and catalyst)


 Context examples 


An element with atomic symbol Ga, atomic number 31, and atomic weight 69.7.

(Gallium, NCI Thesaurus)



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