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NOUN (1)

1. soft blue-grey mineral; lead sulfide; a major source of lead;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Galena \Ga*le"na\, n.[L. galena lead ore, dross that remains after melting lead: cf. F. gal[`e]ne sulphide of lead ore, antidote to poison, stillness of the sea, calm, tranquility.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Med.) A remedy or antidote for poison; theriaca. [Obs.] --Parr. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] False galena. See Blende. Galenic
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

galena n 1: soft blue-grey mineral; lead sulfide; a major source of lead
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Galena, AK -- U.S. city in Alaska Population (2000): 675 Housing Units (2000): 259 Land area (2000): 17.874774 sq. miles (46.295451 sq. km) Water area (2000): 6.092414 sq. miles (15.779280 sq. km) Total area (2000): 23.967188 sq. miles (62.074731 sq. km) FIPS code: 27530 Located within: Alaska (AK), FIPS 02 Location: 64.740643 N, 156.885462 W ZIP Codes (1990): 99741 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Galena, AK Galena
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Galena, OH -- U.S. village in Ohio Population (2000): 305 Housing Units (2000): 132 Land area (2000): 0.598285 sq. miles (1.549552 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.045776 sq. miles (0.118560 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.644061 sq. miles (1.668112 sq. km) FIPS code: 29148 Located within: Ohio (OH), FIPS 39 Location: 40.215214 N, 82.881757 W ZIP Codes (1990): 43021 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Galena, OH Galena
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Galena, IL -- U.S. city in Illinois Population (2000): 3460 Housing Units (2000): 1821 Land area (2000): 3.734739 sq. miles (9.672929 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000524 sq. miles (0.001358 sq. km) Total area (2000): 3.735263 sq. miles (9.674287 sq. km) FIPS code: 28300 Located within: Illinois (IL), FIPS 17 Location: 42.418171 N, 90.431472 W ZIP Codes (1990): 61036 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Galena, IL Galena
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Galena, IN -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Indiana Population (2000): 1831 Housing Units (2000): 638 Land area (2000): 2.649128 sq. miles (6.861210 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.649128 sq. miles (6.861210 sq. km) FIPS code: 26206 Located within: Indiana (IN), FIPS 18 Location: 38.350585 N, 85.940435 W ZIP Codes (1990): Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Galena, IN Galena
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Galena, KS -- U.S. city in Kansas Population (2000): 3287 Housing Units (2000): 1471 Land area (2000): 4.552979 sq. miles (11.792162 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.048870 sq. miles (0.126573 sq. km) Total area (2000): 4.601849 sq. miles (11.918735 sq. km) FIPS code: 25100 Located within: Kansas (KS), FIPS 20 Location: 37.074459 N, 94.635549 W ZIP Codes (1990): 66739 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Galena, KS Galena
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Galena, MD -- U.S. town in Maryland Population (2000): 428 Housing Units (2000): 202 Land area (2000): 0.354258 sq. miles (0.917524 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.354258 sq. miles (0.917524 sq. km) FIPS code: 31225 Located within: Maryland (MD), FIPS 24 Location: 39.341680 N, 75.878444 W ZIP Codes (1990): 21635 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Galena, MD Galena
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Galena, MO -- U.S. city in Missouri Population (2000): 451 Housing Units (2000): 215 Land area (2000): 0.683641 sq. miles (1.770623 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.683641 sq. miles (1.770623 sq. km) FIPS code: 26254 Located within: Missouri (MO), FIPS 29 Location: 36.805497 N, 93.467261 W ZIP Codes (1990): 65656 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Galena, MO Galena