galena Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun soft blue-grey mineral; lead sulfide; a major source of lead

WordNet

Ga*le"na noun
Etymology
L. galena lead ore, dross that remains after melting lead: cf. F. galène sulphide of lead ore, antidote to prison, stillness of the sea, calm, tranquility.
Definitions
  1. (Med.) A remedy or antidose 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.

Webster 1913