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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 ga·le·na /gəˈlinə/
 方鉛礦

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Ga·le·na n.
 1. Med. A remedy or antidote for poison; theriaca. [Obs.]
 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.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

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