Thesaurus: galena

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1. n. A remedy or antidose for poison; theriaca.
2. n. Lead sulphide; the principal ore of lead. It is of a bluish gray color and metallic luster, and is cubic in crystallization and cleavage.
3. n. soft blue-grey mineral; lead sulfide; a major source of lead
4. 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. False galena. See Blende.
5. A remedy or antidose for poison; theriaca. [Obs.] Parr.
6. n:100 n. soft blue-grey mineral; lead sulfide; a major source of lead