Ga*le"na (?), n.[L. galena lead ore, dross that remains after melting lead: cf. F. galene sulphide of lead ore, antidote to prison, stillness of the sea, calm, tranquility.]
A remedy or antidose for poison; theriaca.
Lead sulphide; the principal ore of lead. It is of a bluish gray color and metallic luster, and is cubic in crystallization and cleavage.
False galena. See Blende.
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