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selenite

[ sel-uh-nahyt, si-lee-nahyt ]

noun

  1. Mineralogy. a variety of gypsum, found in transparent crystals and foliated masses.
  2. Chemistry. a salt of selenious acid.


selenite

/ ˈɛɪˌԲɪ /

noun

  1. a colourless glassy variety of gypsum
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ··Ծ· [sel-, uh, -, nit, -ik], e·Ծi· adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of selenite1

1560–70; < Latin ŧīŧ < Greek selēnī́tēs líthos moonstone; Selene, -ite 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of selenite1

C17: via Latin from Greek selēnitēs lithos moonstone, from ŧŧ moon; so called because it was believed to wax and wane with the moon
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This pretty kit contains mountain sage, frankincense, myrrh and white copal resin; a Selenite stick; crystals and a palo santo stick for smudging.

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The 29-year-old, who wore selenite crystal around her neck to “repel bad energy,” was second to last in line.

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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.

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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.

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In one corner, three forearm-size selenite wands were balanced like firewood.

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