selenite

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σελήνη (selḗnē, “moon”) +‎ -ite; the chemistry sense comes via the name of the element selenium.

Noun

selenite (countable and uncountable, plural selenites)

1. (mineralogy) A soft, glassy form of gypsum (chemical formula CaSO₄·2H₂O).
2. (inorganic chemistry) The anion SeO₃²⁻ derived from selenous acid; any salt or ester of selenous acid.

Further reading

• “Selenite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
• selenite mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016

Anagrams

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Etymology

From Latin selēnītēs, from Ancient Greek σεληνῑ́της (selēnī́tēs, “moonstone”), derived from σελήνη (selḗnē, “moon”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /se.leˈni.te/, [s̪el̺eˈn̺iːt̪e]
• Stress: selenìte
• Hyphenation: se‧le‧ni‧te

Noun

selenite f (plural seleniti)

1. (mineralogy, obsolete) moonstone

   Synonym: pietra di luna

2. (mineralogy) selenite