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Galena
//ɡəˈliː.nə// name, noun
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Proper Noun
- 1 A place name for a number of United States towns and cities.; A small city in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska.
- 2 A place name for a number of United States towns and cities.; A city, the county seat of Jo Daviess County, Illinois. Named after the mineral galena.
- 3 A place name for a number of United States towns and cities.; A census-designated place in Floyd County, Indiana.
- 4 A place name for a number of United States towns and cities.; A city in Cherokee County, Kansas.
- 5 A place name for a number of United States towns and cities.; A town in Kent County, Maryland.
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- 6 A place name for a number of United States towns and cities.; A small city, the county seat of Stone County, Missouri.
- 7 A place name for a number of United States towns and cities.; A ghost town in Lander County, Nevada.
- 8 A place name for a number of United States towns and cities.; A ghost town in Washoe County, Nevada.
- 9 A place name for a number of United States towns and cities.; A village in Delaware County, Ohio.
- 10 A place name for a number of United States towns and cities.; An unincorporated community in Grant County, Oregon, United States.
- 11 A place name for a number of United States towns and cities.; An unincorporated community in Lawrence County, South Dakota, United States.
- 12 A place name for a number of United States towns and cities.; A ghost town in Snohomish County, Washington.
Noun
- 1 A mineral, lead sulphide (PbS), mined as an ore for lead. uncountable, usually
"You can easily extract lead from galena, a natural mineral which has been used in crystal radio receivers."
- 2 soft blue-grey mineral; lead sulfide; a major source of lead wordnet
- 3 A remedy or antidote for poison; theriac obsolete, uncountable, usually
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin galēna (“dross from smelting lead”).
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