GALVANIC

PRONUNCIATION: (gal-VAN-ik)

MEANING: adjective:
1. Stimulating; energizing; shocking.
2. Relating to electric current, especially direct current.

ETYMOLOGY: After Luigi Galvani (1737-1798), physician and physicist known for his pioneering experiments on the electrical stimulation of animal tissues, which demonstrated the existence of electricity within biological organisms. Earliest documented use: 1797.
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GAL MANIC - the woman goes crazy sometimes

GALVANIA - a small former SSR just east of Minsk

GALLANIC - French, and full of respect, courtesy, and consideration