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adj
Pertaining to the inhabitants of Luna (Lunarians/Selenites).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction
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noun
A soft, glassy form of gypsum (chemical formula CaSO4·2H2O).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: chemistry, geography, geology, mineralogy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
The anion SeO32− derived from selenous acid; any salt or ester of selenous acid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: chemistry, inorganic-chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
Synonym of Lunarian (“inhabitant of the Moon”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction
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Synonyms: Lunarian
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Ancient Greek σεληνίτης (selēnítēs), from σελήνη (selḗnē, “moon”) + -ίτης (-ítēs, “belonging to”). By surface analysis, Selen(e) (“the Moon”) + -ite.
From Ancient Greek σελήνη (selḗnē, “moon”) + -ite; the chemistry sense comes via the name of the element selenium.
Across languages
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