GALENAS

Noun

galenas

plural of galena

Anagrams

• alnages, anlages, lagenas, lasagne

Source: Wiktionary


GALENA

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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