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<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Lead sulphide; the principal ore of lead. It is of a bluish gray color and metallic luster, and is cubic in crystallization and cleavage.</def>

<cs><col>False galena</col>. <cd>See <er>Blende</er>.</cd></cs>

<mhw><h1>Galenic, Galenical</h1> <Xpage=608>

<hw>Ga*len"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Ga*len"ic*al</hw> <tt>(<?/)</tt></mhw>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Pertaining to, or containing, galena.</def>

<mhw><h1>Galenic, Galenical</h1> <Xpage=608>

<hw>Ga*len"ic</hw>, <hw>Ga*len"ic*al</hw></mhw>, <tt>an.</tt> <ety>[From <ets>Galen</ets>, the physician.]</ety> <def>Relating to Galen or to his principles and method of treating diseases.</def>

<i>Dunglison.</i>

<cs><col>Galenic pharmacy</col>, <cd>that branch of pharmacy which relates to the preparation of medicines by infusion, decoction, etc., as distinguished from those which are chemically prepared.</cd></cs>

<h1>Galenism</h1> <Xpage=608>

<hw>Ga"len*ism</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The doctrines of Galen.</def>

<h1>Galenist</h1> <Xpage=608>

<hw>Ga*len*ist</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A follower of Galen.</def>

<h1>Galenite</h1> <Xpage=608>

<hw>Ga*le"nite</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Galena; lead ore.</def>

<h1>Gale-opithecus</h1> <Xpage=608>

<hw>Ga`le-o*pi*the"cus</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ a weasel + <?/ an ape.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A genus of flying Insectivora, formerly called <i>flying lemurs</i>. See <er>Colugo</er>.</def>

<h1>Galericu-late</h1> <Xpage=608>

<hw>Gal`er*ic"u-late</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>galericulum</ets>, dim. of <ets>galerum</ets> a hat or cap, fr. <ets>galea</ets> helmet.]</ety> <def>Covered as with a hat or cap.</def>

<i>Smart.</i>

<h1>Galerite</h1> <Xpage=608>

<hw>Gal"er*ite</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>galerum</ets> a hat, cap: cf. F. <ets>gal\'82rite</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>A cretaceous fossil sea urchin of the genus <spn>Galerites</spn>.</def>

<h1>Galician</h1> <Xpage=608>

<hw>Ga*li"cian</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Cf. Sp. <ets>Galiciano</ets>, <ets>Gallego</ets>, fr. L. <ets>Gallaecus</ets>, <ets>Gallaicus</ets>, fr. <ets>Gallaeci</ets> a people in Western Spain.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to Galicia, in Spain, or to Galicia, the kingdom of Austrian Poland.</def> -- <def2><tt>n.</tt> <def>A native of Galicia in Spain; -- called also <altname>Gallegan</altname>.</def></def2>

<h1>Galilean</h1> <Xpage=608>

<hw>Gal`i*le"an</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Of or pertaining to Galileo; <as>as, the <ex>Galilean</ex> telescope</as>. See <er>Telescope</er>.</def>

<h1>Galilean</h1> <Xpage=608>

<hw>Gal`i*le"an</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>Galilaeus</ets>, fr. <ets>Galilaea</ets> Galilee, Gr. <?/: cf. F. <ets>galil\'82en</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or relating to Galilee.</def>

<h1>Galilean</h1> <Xpage=608>