Definition of Galna
Ga*le"na (?), n.[L. galena lead
ore, dross that remains after melting lead: cf. F.
galène sulphide of lead ore, antidote to poison,
stillness of the sea, calm, tranquility.]
1. (Med.) A remedy or antidote for
poison; theriaca. [Obs.] Parr.
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.
False galena. See Blende.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A mineral, lead sulphide (PbS), used as an ore for lead.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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