What's in a name?
gå·lē’nå , n. [L. galena, lead ore; Gr. galēnē, lit., Stillness of the sea, calm, anything that produces tranquility; hence, an antidote to poison.]
- in medicine, theriaca; an antidote for poison. [Obs.]
- native lead sulfide, PbS, a lead-gray mineral with metallic luster.