Selenite

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Gypsum in the form of colorless clear crystals.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A soft, glassy form of gypsum (chemical formula CaSO4·2H2O).
  • n. The anion SeO32− derived from selenous acid; any salt or ester of selenous acid.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A salt of selenious acid.
  • n. A variety of gypsum, occuring in transparent crystals or crystalline masses.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. [capitalized] A supposed inhabitant of the moon.
  • n. A foliated or crystallized and transparent variety of gypsum, often obtained in large thin plates somewhat resembling mica; also, specifically, a thin plate of this mineral used with the polarizing apparatus of the microscope.
  • n. In chem., a salt of selenium.
    • Word Usage
    "There is a mineral called selenite which is also named after the word selene; however, selenite does not contain selenium."
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