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galena

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Noun
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Ga=le=na

CIDE DICTIONARY

galenan. [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.

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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