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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

selenite sulphate of lime or gypsum (identity of the mineral so I amed by ancient writers is dubious). XVI. — L. selēnītēs (also -ītis) — Gr. selēnītēs, f. selḗnē moon, so called because supposed to wax and wane with the moon.
So selenium (chem.) rare non-metallic element. XIX. — modL., f. Gr. selḗnē; so named because of its similarity in properties to tellurium (f. L. tellus earth), with ref. to the moon's relation to the earth as a satellite.

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A Dictionary of Earth Sciences | 1999 | | Copyright

selenite See GYPSUM.

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Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

selenite •Hamite, samite •marmite • Semite • Vegemite •eremite • Hashemite • Fatimite •chromite • Edomite • sodomite •stalagmite • Elamite • dolomite •Adullamite • dynamite • catamite •Benthamite •termite, thermite •Samnite • sennight • midnight •lignite • selenite • gelignite •kaolinite • Leninite •finite, transfinite •watchnight • fortnight • Sunnite •exurbanite, suburbanite, urbanite •manganite • ammonite • Mennonite •Canaanite • Maronite • bentonite •Irvingite • respite • alexandrite •Arkwright • cartwright • nephrite •playwright • wainwright •wheelwright • millwright •shipwright • copyright • Nazirite •pyrite • eyebright • nitrite • contrite •chlorite • forthright • downright •Fulbright • upright • meteorite •diorite • fluorite •Labourite (US Laborite) • sybarite •Thatcherite • phosphorite • azurite •anchorite • Hitlerite • dolerite •Amorite • Minorite • laterite •Hutterite • birthright

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