Associations to the word «Galena»

Wiktionary

GALENA, noun. (mineral) A mineral, lead sulphide (PbS), mined as an ore for lead. [ From circa 1600.]
GALENA, noun. (medicine) (obsolete) A remedy or antidose for poison; theriac.
GALENA, proper noun. A place name for a number of United States towns and cities.

Dictionary definition

GALENA, noun. Soft blue-grey mineral; lead sulfide; a major source of lead.

Wise words

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