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French
Etymology
From Séléné (“Selene, Greek moon goddess”) + -ite.
Pronunciation
Noun
sélénite f (uncountable)
- (mineralogy) gypsum
Noun
sélénite m (plural sélénites)
- (inorganic chemistry) selenite
- Alternative letter-case form of Sélénite
Adjective
sélénite (plural sélénites)
- (dated or literary, relational) Moon; Lunar
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