GALENA

galena. Galena, n. sulpheret of lead, or sulphur and lad

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Ga‐le″na (?), 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.]] 1. 1. (Med.) A remedy or antidote for poison; theriaca. Parr.
2. 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.