selenite
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selenite¹
- /ˈsɛlɪnaɪt/
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek σελήνη (selḗnē, “moon”) + -ite; the chemistry sense comes via the name of the element selenium.
noun selenites
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A soft, glassy form of gypsum (chemical formula CaSO₄·2H₂O).
I followed them to my study, and found lying on my writing-table still, with the selenite paper-weight upon it, the sheet of work I had left on the afternoon of the opening of the cylinder.
Similar: satin spar
- The anion SeO₃²⁻ derived from selenous acid; any salt or ester of selenous acid.
Selenite²
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek σεληνίτης (selēnítēs), from σελήνη (selḗnē, “moon”) + -ίτης (-ítēs, “belonging to”). By surface analysis, Selen(e) (“the Moon”) + -ite.
noun Selenites
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Synonym of Lunarian (“inhabitant of the Moon”).
My first impression was of some clumsy quadruped with lowered head. Then I perceived it was the slender pinched body and short and extremely attenuated bandy legs of a Selenite, with his head depressed between his shoulders.
Similar: Lunarian
adjective
- Pertaining to the inhabitants of Luna (Lunarians/Selenites). a Selenite colony
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noun gypsum
| Español | selenita |
|---|---|
| Português | selenita, selenite |
| Français | sélénite |
| Deutsch | Selenit, Marienglas, Frauenglas, Spiegelstein |
| Italiano | selenite |
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