Selenite
Selenite · Selenites
Synonym of LunarianSynonym of Lunarian (“inhabitant of the Moon”).
US/sˈɛlɪnˌaɪt/
Meaning
1 sensesSynonym of Lunarian (“inhabitant of the Moon”).
More definitions
- a compound that contains a SeO32− anion.
Origin
From Ancient Greek σεληνίτης (selēnítēs), from σελήνη (selḗnē, “moon”) + -ίτης (-ítēs, “beFrom Ancient Greek σεληνίτης (selēnítēs), from σελήνη (selḗnē, “moon”) + -ίτης (-ítēs, “belonging to”). By surface analysis, Selen(e) (“the Moon”) + -ite.
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