GALENA

galena

(noun) soft blue-grey mineral; lead sulfide; a major source of lead

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

galena (usually uncountable, plural galenas)

(mineral) A mineral, lead sulphide (PbS), mined as an ore for lead. [From circa 1600.]

(medicine, obsolete) A remedy or antidote for poison; theriac.

Synonyms

• galenite

• lead glance

Anagrams

• Angela, alnage, anlage, lagena

Etymology

Proper noun

Galena

A place name for a number of United States towns and cities.

A small city in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska.

A city, the county seat of Jo Daviess County, Illinois. Named after the mineral galena.

A census-designated place in Floyd County, Indiana.

A city in Cherokee County, Kansas.

A town in Kent County, Maryland.

A small city, the county seat of Stone County, Missouri.

A ghost town in Lander County, Nevada.

A ghost town in Washoe County, Nevada.

A village in Delaware County, Ohio.

An unincorporated community in Grant County, Oregon, United States.

An unincorporated community in Lawrence County, South Dakota, United States.

A ghost town in Snohomish County, Washington.

Anagrams

• Angela, alnage, anlage, lagena

Source: Wiktionary

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Ga*le"na, n.Etym: [L. galena lead ore, dross that remains after melting lead: cf. F. galène sulphide of lead ore, antidote to prison, stillness of the sea, calm, tranquility.]

1. (Med.)

Definition: A remedy or antidose for poison; theriaca. [Obs.] Parr.

2. (Min.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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