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galena

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Ga=le=na

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun galena has 1 sense

galena(n = noun.substance) - soft blue-grey mineral; lead sulfide; a major source of lead;

is a kind of

mineral

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CIDE DICTIONARY

galena, n. [L. galena lead ore, dross that remains after melting lead: cf. F. galène sulphide of lead ore, antidote to poison, stillness of the sea, calm, tranquility.].

A remedy or antidote for poison; theriaca. Parr. [1913 Webster]
Lead sulphide; the principal ore of lead. It is of a bluish gray color and metallic luster, and is cubic in crystallization and cleavage. [1913 Webster]

False galena. See Blende.

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

galena, n. a bluish, grey or black mineral ore of lead sulphide.

Usage

Chem. formula: PbS

Etymology

L, = lead ore (in a partly purified state)

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