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- US Pronunciation
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- [guh-lee-nuh]
- /gəˈli nə/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [guh-lee-nuh]
- /gəˈli nə/
Definitions of galenite word
- noun galenite a common, heavy mineral, lead sulfide, PbS, occurring in lead-gray crystals, usually cubes, and cleavable masses: the principal ore of lead. 1
- noun galenite A mineral, lead ore, lead sulphide, galena. 1
- abbreviation GALENITE galena 0
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Origin of galenite
First appearance:
before 1595 One of the 38% oldest English words
1595-1605; < Latin: lead ore
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Parts of speech for Galenite
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
galenite popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
galenite usage trend in Literature
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