Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
soft blue-grey mineral;
lead sulfide;
a major source of lead;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Galena \Ga*le"na\, n.[L. galena lead ore, dross that remains
after melting lead: cf. F. gal[`e]ne sulphide of lead ore,
antidote to poison, stillness of the sea, calm, tranquility.]
[1913 Webster]
1. (Med.) A remedy or antidote for poison; theriaca. [Obs.]
--Parr.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster]
False galena. See Blende. Galenic
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
galena
n 1: soft blue-grey mineral; lead sulfide; a major source of
lead