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Selenite (1)

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

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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.

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Further reading edit

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024), “Selenite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • selenite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

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Italian edit

Etymology edit

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

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  • IPA(key): /se.leˈni.te/
  • Rhymes: -ite
  • Hyphenation: se‧le‧nì‧te

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selenite f (plural seleniti)

  1. (mineralogy, obsolete) moonstone
    Synonym: pietra di luna
  2. (mineralogy) selenite