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selenite
/ˈsɛlɪˌnaɪt/
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What does selenite mean?
noun
- A soft, glassy form of gypsum (chemical formula CaSO₄·2H₂O).
- The anion SeO₃²⁻ derived from selenous acid; any salt or ester of selenous acid.
- Synonym of Lunarian (“inhabitant of the Moon”).
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adjective
- Pertaining to the inhabitants of Luna (Lunarians/Selenites).
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈsɛlɪˌnaɪt/
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The travelers could distinguish clearly cones, central hills, remarkable positions of the soil, naturally placed to receive the chefs-d’œuvre of Selenite architecture.
The selenite waxed and waned with the moon, and the meloceus, that discovers thieves, could be affected only by the blood of kids.
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The clock consisted of a spy-glass, having a nichol or double-image prism for an eye-piece, and a thin plate of selenite for an object-glass.
We find disseminated in it, as we have already observed, either in nests or in small veins, selenite, and sometimes, though seldom, fibrous gypsum.
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.