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selenide | seleniferous | selenio- | selenious | selenipedium | selenite | selenitic | selenitical | selenium | selenium cell | seleniuret

selenite

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Noun
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sel=e=nite

CIDE DICTIONARY

seleniten. 
     A salt of selenious acid.  [1913 Webster]
seleniten. [L. selenites, Gr. (sc. ), from selh`nh the moon. So called from a fancied resemblance in luster or appearance to the moon.].
     A variety of gypsum, occuring in transparent crystals or crystalline masses.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

selenite, n. a form of gypsum occurring as transparent crystals or thin plates.

Derivative
selenitic adj.
Etymology
L selenites f. Gk selenites lithos moonstone f. selene moon

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