galena
IPA: gʌɫˈinʌ
noun
- (mineralogy) A mineral, lead sulphide (PbS), mined as an ore for lead.
- (medicine, obsolete) A remedy or antidote for poison; theriac
- A place name for a number of United States towns and cities.
- A small city in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska.
- A city, the county seat of Jo Daviess County, Illinois. Named after the mineral galena.
- A census-designated place in Floyd County, Indiana.
- A city in Cherokee County, Kansas.
- A town in Kent County, Maryland.
- A small city, the county seat of Stone County, Missouri.
- A ghost town in Lander County, Nevada.
- A ghost town in Washoe County, Nevada.
- A village in Delaware County, Ohio.
- An unincorporated community in Grant County, Oregon, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Lawrence County, South Dakota, United States.
- A ghost town in Snohomish County, Washington.
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Examples of "galena" in Sentences
- It is an oxidation product of galena.
- Deposits of galena often contain silver.
- The three roads will be united to Galena.
- He resumed the practice of law in Galena.
- And a picture I took of a statue in galena.
- Examples include galena, pyrite and magnetite.
- Examples include galena, pyrite, and magnetite.
- The highway then leaves Galena on a northwesterly direction.
- Galena or lead sulfide was the common primary lead mineral of the area.
- The ores are argentiferous galena, accompanied by considerable amounts of blende and pyrites, all oxidized near the surface.