About The Word Galena

Bay Area Crosswords

Learn about the word Galena to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Galena definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

Galena

Galena Meaning & Definition
Galena Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Galena?

[n] soft blue-gray mineral; lead sulfide; a major source of lead

Synonyms | Synonyms for Galena:

Related Terms | Find terms related to Galena:

See Also | atomic number 82 | lead | mineral | Pb

Galena In Webster's Dictionary

\Ga*le"na\, n.[L. galena lead ore, dross that remains after melting lead: cf. F. gal[`e]ne sulphide of lead ore, antidote to prison, stillness of the sea, calm, tranquility.] 1. (Med.) A remedy or antidose for poison; theriaca. [Obs.] --Parr. 2. (Min.) Lead sulphide; the principal ore of lead. It is of a bluish gray color and metallic luster, and is cubic in crystallization and cleavage. {False galena}. See {Blende}.

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day

  • Unarbitrary ‐ not subject to individual…
  • Kibbutz ‐ (Israel) a collective farm owned by its members; children are…
  • Bloke ‐ (informal) a man who is (usually) old and/or…
  • Genus rudbeckia ‐ North American perennial herbs with showy cone-shaped flower…
  • Twenty-eighth ‐ coming next after the twenty-seventh…
  • Vegetarian ‐ eater of fruits and grains and nuts; someone who eats no meat…
  • Fanwort ‐ common aquatic plant of eastern North America having floating…
  • Chain gang ‐ a gang of convicts…
  • Cope with ‐ satisfy or fulfill; "meet a need"; "this job doesn't match my…
  • Cell doctrine ‐ (biology) the theory that cells form the fundamental structural…