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单词 selenite
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
sel•e•nite  (selə nīt′, si lēnīt),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Mineralogya variety of gypsum, found in transparent crystals and foliated masses.
  2. Chemistrya salt of selenious acid.
  • Greek selēní̄tēs líthos moonstone; see Selene, -ite1
  • Latin selēnītēs
  • 1560–70;
sel•e•nit•ic  (sel′ə nitik),USA pronunciation sel′e•niti•cal, adj. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
selenite /ˈsɛlɪˌnaɪt/ n
  1. a colourless glassy variety of gypsum
Etymology: 17th Century: via Latin from Greek selēnitēs lithos moonstone, from selēnē moon; so called because it was believed to wax and wane with the moon
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