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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

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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}.

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