galena

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

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

Etymology

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

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