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Definition of: selenite
(sel′ə·nīt) noun
A pearly, usually transparent variety of gypsum. [<L selenites <Gk. selēnitēs (lithos), lit., moonstone <selēnē the moon; so called because it was thought to wax and wane with the moon]
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