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galena

  • noun
  • /ɡəˈliː.nə/

A mineral, lead sulphide (PbS), mined as an ore for lead.

Other meanings

  1. A remedy or antidote for poison; theriac1809, Bartholomew Parr, "PROGNOSIS" in The London Medical Dictionary

A kind of

  • mineral

Related words

  • false galena
  • galenic
  • galenical
  • galeniferous
  • galenoid
  • pseudogalena

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “galena” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.