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galena
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun galena has 1 sense
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]
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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