Associations to the word «Selenite»
Noun
Wiktionary
SELENITE, noun. (mineralogy) A soft, glassy form of gypsum (chemical formula CaSO4·2H2O).
SELENITE, noun. (inorganic chemistry) The anion SeO32− derived from selenous acid; any salt or ester of selenous acid.
SELENITE, noun. (science fiction) An inhabitant of the Moon.
Wise words
In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike
fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the
new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.