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selenite

/ˈsɛl.ɪ.naɪt/

/ˈsɛl.əˌnaɪt/

Translations

selenitenoun

selenites

séléniteMinéralogie.

The artist used selenite to create a stunning sculpture that glowed in the sunlight.

L’artiste a utilisé de la sélénite pour créer une sculpture spectaculaire qui brillait au soleil.

Sodium selenite is commonly added to animal feed as a dietary source of selenium.

Le sélénite de sodium est couramment ajouté aux aliments pour animaux comme source alimentaire de sélénium.

Additional translations

SéléniteCapitalisé quand il désigne un habitant imaginaire de la Lune.

seleniteadjective

/ˈsɛl.ɪ.naɪt/

/ˈsɛl.əˌnaɪt/

Used chiefly in scientific or poetic contexts; relational, so normally no comparative or superlative forms.

lunaireSens archaïque ou littéraire, en rapport avec la Lune.

The cathedral’s windows glowed with a pale, selenite light under the full moon.

Les vitraux de la cathédrale brillaient d’une pâle lumière lunaire sous la pleine lune.

selenitenoun

A variety of the mineral gypsum, often transparent and colorless, used in the manufacture of plaster and as a decorative stone.

The artist used selenite to create a stunning sculpture that glowed in the sunlight.

A crystal form of gypsum that is often used in metaphysical practices for its purported healing properties.

She placed a selenite wand on her desk to help clear negative energy from her workspace.

Any salt of selenious acid, containing the anion SeO3²⁻.

Sodium selenite is commonly added to animal feed as a dietary source of selenium.

A hypothetical or fictional inhabitant of the Moon.

In early science-fiction tales, brave explorers encountered intelligent Selenites beneath the lunar surface.

seleniteadjective

Of or relating to the Moon; lunar (archaic).

The cathedral’s windows glowed with a pale, selenite light under the full moon.