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galena

n. ஈயச் சுரங்கக் கலவை, ஈயக்கந்தகை, பளபளப்பான ஈயச் சுரங்கக் கலவை வகை.


Ga*le"na, n.Etym: [L. galena lead ore, dross that remains after melting lead: cf. F. galène sulphide of lead ore, antidote to prison, stillness of the sea, calm, tranquility.] 1. (Med.) Defn: A remedy or antidose for poison; theriaca. [Obs.] Parr. 2. (Min.) Defn: 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.


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