sélénite

See also: selenite, Selenite, and Sélénite

French

Etymology

From Séléné (“Selene, Greek moon goddess”) +‎ -ite.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /se.le.nit/
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Noun

sélénite f (uncountable)

(mineralogy) gypsum

Noun

sélénite m (plural sélénites)

(inorganic chemistry) selenite
Alternative letter-case form of Sélénite

Related terms

sélénieux

Adjective

sélénite (plural sélénites)

(dated or literary, relational) Moon; Lunar

Further reading

“sélénite”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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