galena

Meanings

1. A mineral, lead sulphide (PbS), mined as an ore for lead.
2. A remedy or antidote for poison; theriac

1. A place name for a number of United States towns and cities.
2. A small city in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska.
3. A city, the county seat of Jo Daviess County, Illinois. Named after the mineral galena.
4. A census-designated place in Floyd County, Indiana.
5. A city in Cherokee County, Kansas.
6. A town in Kent County, Maryland.
7. A small city, the county seat of Stone County, Missouri.
8. A ghost town in Lander County, Nevada.
9. A ghost town in Washoe County, Nevada.
10. A village in Delaware County, Ohio.
11. An unincorporated community in Grant County, Oregon, United States.
12. An unincorporated community in Lawrence County, South Dakota, United States.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin galēna (“dross from smelting lead”).