Found 2 items, similar to Galena.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: galena galena n : soft blue-gray mineral; lead sulfide; a major source of lead
English → English (gcide) Definition: Galena Galena \Ga*le"na\, n.[L. galena lead ore, dross that remains after melting lead: cf. F. gal[`e]ne sulphide of lead ore, antidote to poison, stillness of the sea, calm, tranquility.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Med.) A remedy or antidote for poison; theriaca. [Obs.] --Parr. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] False galena. See Blende.