Galena
Galena , noun
[Latin galena lead ore, dross that remains after melting lead: compare French galène sulphide of lead ore, antidote to poison, stillness of the sea, calm, tranquility.]
1.
(Medicine) A remedy or antidote for poison; theriaca. [Obsolete] — Parr
2.
(Mineralogy) Lead sulphide; the principal ore of lead. It is of a bluish gray color and metallic luster, and is cubic in crystallization and cleavage.
Collocations (1)
False galena , See Blende.