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Definitions for galenagəˈli nə; -naɪt

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

ga•le•nagəˈli nə; -naɪt(n.)

also ga•le•nite

  1. a common heavy mineral, lead sulfide, PbS, occurring in lead-gray crystals, and cleavable masses: the principal ore of lead.

    Category: Mineralogy

Origin of galena:

1595–1605; < L: lead ore

Princeton's WordNet

  1. galena(noun)

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

Wiktionary

  1. galena(Noun)

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

Webster Dictionary

  1. Galena(noun)

    a remedy or antidose for poison; theriaca

  2. Galena(noun)

    lead sulphide; the principal ore of lead. It is of a bluish gray color and metallic luster, and is cubic in crystallization and cleavage

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