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selenite
[ sel-uh-nahyt, si-lee-nahyt ]
noun
- Mineralogy. a variety of gypsum, found in transparent crystals and foliated masses.
- Chemistry. a salt of selenious acid.
selenite
/ ˈsɛlɪˌnaɪt /
noun
- a colourless glassy variety of gypsum
Other Words From
- sel·e·nit·ic [sel-, uh, -, nit, -ik], sele·niti·cal adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of selenite1
Example Sentences
This pretty kit contains mountain sage, frankincense, myrrh and white copal resin; a Selenite stick; crystals and a palo santo stick for smudging.
The 29-year-old, who wore selenite crystal around her neck to “repel bad energy,” was second to last in line.
When the researchers injected sodium selenite directly into the mice’s brains for 7 days, the number of neural precursor cells in the hippocampus tripled, they report in Cell Metabolism.
Other items laid out on it include a labradorite crystal for mind-clearing and enhanced intuition, and a wand made of selenite for its protective quality.
In one corner, three forearm-size selenite wands were balanced like firewood.
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