Ga-lē'nā, n.
n. [Lat. galena, lead-ore, dross that remains after melting lead; Fr. galène, Gr. γαλήνη, stillness of the sea, calm, tranquillity;—so named from its supposed effects in mitigating the violence of disease.]
Sense 1. (Med.) A remedy or antidote for poison; theriaca. [Obs.] Parr.
Sense 2. Sulphuret of lead; the principal ore from which the metal lead is extracted. It is of a shining, bluish-gray color, has a metallic luster, and is cubic in crystallization and cleavage.