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