selenite
Americannoun
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Mineralogy. a variety of gypsum, found in transparent crystals and foliated masses.
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Chemistry. a salt of selenious acid.
noun
Other Word Forms
- selenitic adjective
- selenitical adjective
Etymology
Origin of selenite
1560–70; < Latin selēnītēs < Greek selēnī́tēs líthos moonstone; see Selene, -ite 1
Example Sentences
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The 29-year-old, who wore selenite crystal around her neck to “repel bad energy,” was second to last in line.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2022
When the researchers injected sodium selenite directly into the mice’s brains for 7 days, the number of neural precursor cells in the hippocampus tripled, they report in Cell Metabolism.
From Science Magazine • Feb. 3, 2022
In one corner, three forearm-size selenite wands were balanced like firewood.
From New York Times • May 5, 2021
Other items laid out on it include a labradorite crystal for mind-clearing and enhanced intuition, and a wand made of selenite for its protective quality.
From Washington Post
By degrees the cloud became of whitish blue, and for a time the selenite colours, obtained by looking at it normally, were exceedingly brilliant.
From Fragments of science, V. 1-2 by Tyndall, John
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