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selenite

N ยิปซัมช นิดหนึ่ง 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SELENITE

n.[Gr. the moon; so called on account of its reflecting the the moon's light with brilliancy. ] Foliated or crystalized sulphate of lime. Selenite is a subspecies of sulphate of lime, of two varieties, massive and acicular.

 

SELENITIC, SELENITICAL

a.Pertaining to selenite; resembling it, or partaking of its nature or properties.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SELENITE

SELENITE Sel "e *nite, n. (Chem. )

 

Defn: A salt of selenious acid.

 

SELENITE

Sel "e *nite, n. Etym: [L. selenites, Gr. (Min. )

 

Defn: A variety of gypsum, occuring in transparent crystals or crystalline masses.

 

SELENITIC; SELENITICAL

SELENITIC; SELENITICAL Sel `e *nit "ic, Sel `e *nit "ic *al, a. (Min. )

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to selenite; resembling or containing selenite.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

selenite

sel e nite |ˈseləˌnīt ˈsɛləˌnaɪt | ▶noun a form of gypsum occurring as transparent crystals, sometimes in thin plates. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: via Latin from Greek selēnitēs lithos ‘moonstone, ’ from selēnē ‘moon ’ + lithos ‘stone. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

selenite

selenite |ˈsɛlɪnʌɪt | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a form of gypsum occurring as transparent crystals or thin plates. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: via Latin from Greek selēnitēs lithos ‘moonstone ’, from selēnē ‘moon ’ + lithos ‘stone ’.

 

Duden Dictionary

Selenit

Se le nit Substantiv, Neutrum Chemie , das |Selen i t auch …ˈnɪt |Salz der selenigen Säure

 

Selenit

Se le nit Substantiv, maskulin , der |Selen i t auch …ˈnɪt |der Selenit; Genitiv: des Selenits, Plural: die Selenite griechisch líthos selēnítes, eigentlich = mondartiger Stein, nach der blassen Farbe Gips 1

 

Spanish Dictionary

selenita

selenita nombre común 1 Habitante imaginario de la Luna :antes de que el hombre llegara a la Luna se creía que podía haber selenitas .2 nombre femenino Yeso cristalizado en láminas brillantes :la selenita es incolora y transparente .SINÓNIMO espejuelo .