sélénite — meaning in English

English meaning

• lunar adj Relating to, or associated with, the moon.
• selenite noun A soft, glassy form of gypsum (chemical formula CaSO₄·2H₂O).

Senses

sélénite is used for these senses in English:

• Lunarian (science fiction) An inhabitant of Earth's Moon (Luna): either an indigenous one or a human one.
• lunar (astronomy) Of or pertaining to travel through space between the Earth and the Moon, or exploration and scientific investigation of the Moon.

lunar — full definition

1. adj Relating to, or associated with, the moon.
2. adj Shaped like a crescent moon.
3. noun A small bone in the wrist, shaped like a half-moon.

selenite — full definition

1. noun A soft, glassy form of gypsum (chemical formula CaSO₄·2H₂O).
2. noun The anion SeO₃²⁻ derived from selenous acid; any salt or ester of selenous acid.

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