galena

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: Ga=le=na

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.

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)