galena

IPA: gʌɫˈinʌ

(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.

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.