Vocabulary : Gallipoli oil to Gallnut
Gallipoli oil : An inferior kind of olive oil, brought from Gallipoli, in Italy.Gallipot : A glazed earthen pot or vessel, used by druggists and apothecaries for containing medicines, etc.
Gallium : A rare metallic element, found in certain zinc ores. It is white, hard, and malleable, resembling aluminium, and remarcable for its low melting point (86/ F., 30/C). Symbol Ga. Atomic weight 69.9. ;; A rare metallic element, found combined 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; at. wt., 69.9. Gallium is chiefly trivalent, resembling aluminium and indium. It was predicted with most of its properties, under the name eka-aluminium, by Mendelyeev on the basis of the periodic law. This prediction was verified in its discovery (in 1875) by its characteristic spectrum (two violet lines).
Gallivant : To play the beau; to wait upon the ladies; also, to roam about for pleasure without any definite plan.
Gallivat : A small armed vessel, with sails and oars, -- used on the Malabar coast.
