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   Galena , 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.]
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   (Med.) A remedy or antidote for poison; theriaca. [Obs.]
   Parr.
   
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   (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.
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   False galena. See Blende.