Defn: See Galiot.
GALLIPOLI OIL
Gal*lip"o*li oil`.
Defn: An inferior kind of olive oil, brought from Gallipoli, in
Italy.
GALLIPOT Gal"li*pot, n. Etym: [Prob. fr. OD. gleypot, the first part of which is possibly akin to E. glad. See Glad, and Pot.]
Defn: A glazed earthen pot or vessel, used by druggists and apothecaries for containing medicines, etc.
GALLIUM
Gal"li*um, n. Etym: [NL., fr. L. Gallia France.] (Chem.)
Defn: 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
Note: 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.
GALLIVANT
Gal"li*vant, v. i. Etym: [From Gallant.]
Defn: To play the beau; to wait upon the ladies; also, to roam about for pleasure without any definite plan. [Slang] Dickens.