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galena

ga·lena

UK/ɡəˈliː.nə/ US/ɡʌˈlinʌ/ uncommon obsolete

noun

1.

soft blue-gray mineral; lead sulfide; a major source of lead

Origin

Learned borrowing from Latin galēna (“dross from smelting lead”).

Phrases

  • false galena

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