GALENA


Meaning of GALENA in English

/geuh lee"neuh/ , n.

a common, heavy mineral, lead sulfide, PbS, occurring in lead-gray crystals, usually cubes, and cleavable masses: the principal ore of lead. Also called galenite /geuh lee"nuyt/ .

[ 1595-1605; ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .