galenoidadj.n.
/ɡəˈliːnɔɪd/ A. adj.
Resembling galena.
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1884 Athenæum 26 Apr. 541/1 Depositing..a lustrous galenoid coating by the decomposition of an alkaline solution of lead tartrate with sulphur urea.
B. n.
Crystallography. (See quot. 1882) [The form occurs most frequently in galena, whence the name.]
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1882 A. H. Green Geol. for Students: Physical Geol. (ed. 3) ii. 45 The complete form is bounded by 3 x 8 = 24 equal and similar isosceles triangles; it is called..the Trigonal Trisoctahedron, or the Galenoid.
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