selenite

[ sel-uh-nahyt, si-lee-nahyt ]

/ ˈsɛl əˌnaɪt, sɪˈli naɪt /

noun

Mineralogy. a variety of gypsum, found in transparent crystals and foliated masses.

Chemistry. a salt of selenious acid.

Origin of selenite

1560–70; <Latin selēnītēs<Greek selēnī́tēs líthos moonstone; see Selene, -ite¹

OTHER WORDS FROM selenite

sel·e·nit·ic

[sel-uh-nit-ik], /ˌsɛl əˈnɪt ɪk/, sel·e·nit·i·cal, adjective

Words nearby selenite

selenic acid, selenide, seleniferous, selenious, selenious acid, selenite, selenium, selenium cell, selenium rectifier, seleno-, selenocentric

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Example sentences from the Web for selenite

Selenic acid may be obtained in solution by deflagrating selenium or a selenite with potassic nitrate.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II|Arnold Cooley
The first greenhouses, those invented by Tiberius, were covered with selenite.
The Boy's Playbook of Science|John Henry Pepper
Selenite, in all probability, was not used in pre-Spanish times.
A Study of Pueblo Architecture: Tusayan and Cibola|Victor Mindeleff and Cosmos Mindeleff
The selenite waxed and waned with the moon, and the meloceus, that discovers thieves, could be affected only by the blood of kids.
The Picture of Dorian Gray|Oscar Wilde

For gorgets the Sikyatki people apparently prized slabs of lignite (plate clxxii, d) and plates of selenite.
Archeological Expedition to Arizona in 1895|Jesse Walter Fewkes

British Dictionary definitions for selenite

selenite

/ (ˈsɛlɪˌnaɪt) /

noun

a colourless glassy variety of gypsum

Word Origin for selenite

C17: via Latin from Greek selēnitēs lithos moonstone, from selēnē moon; so called because it was believed to wax and wane with the moon

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	selenite
释义	selenite [ sel-uh-nahyt, si-lee-nahyt ] / ˈsɛl əˌnaɪt, sɪˈli naɪt / noun Mineralogy. a variety of gypsum, found in transparent crystals and foliated masses. Chemistry. a salt of selenious acid. Origin of selenite 1560–70; <Latin selēnītēs<Greek selēnī́tēs líthos moonstone; see Selene, -ite¹ OTHER WORDS FROM selenite sel·e·nit·ic [sel-uh-nit-ik], /ˌsɛl əˈnɪt ɪk/, sel·e·nit·i·cal, adjective Words nearby selenite selenic acid, selenide, seleniferous, selenious, selenious acid, selenite, selenium, selenium cell, selenium rectifier, seleno-, selenocentric Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for selenite Selenic acid may be obtained in solution by deflagrating selenium or a selenite with potassic nitrate. Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II\|Arnold Cooley The first greenhouses, those invented by Tiberius, were covered with selenite. The Boy's Playbook of Science\|John Henry Pepper Selenite, in all probability, was not used in pre-Spanish times. A Study of Pueblo Architecture: Tusayan and Cibola\|Victor Mindeleff and Cosmos Mindeleff The selenite waxed and waned with the moon, and the meloceus, that discovers thieves, could be affected only by the blood of kids. The Picture of Dorian Gray\|Oscar Wilde For gorgets the Sikyatki people apparently prized slabs of lignite (plate clxxii, d) and plates of selenite. Archeological Expedition to Arizona in 1895\|Jesse Walter Fewkes British Dictionary definitions for selenite selenite / (ˈsɛlɪˌnaɪt) / noun a colourless glassy variety of gypsum Word Origin for selenite C17: via Latin from Greek selēnitēs lithos moonstone, from selēnē moon; so called because it was believed to wax and wane with the moon Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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