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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SEL'ENITE, n. [Gr. the moon; so called on account of its reflecting the the moon's light with brilliancy.] Foliated or crystalized sulphate of lime. Selenite is a subspecies of sulphate of lime, of two varieties, massive and acicular.

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Middle English selinete, from Latin selenites, from Greek sel?nit?s (lithos), literally, stone of the moon, from sel?n?; from the belief that it waxed and waned with the moon Date: 15th century a variety of gypsum occurring in transparent crystals or crystalline masses

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. a form of gypsum occurring as transparent crystals or thin plates. Derivatives: selenitic adj. Etymology: L selenites f. Gk selenites lithos moonstone f. selene moon

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Selenite Sel"e*nite, n. (Chem.) A salt of selenious acid.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Selenite Sel"e*nite, n. [L. selenites, Gr. ???? (sc. ???), from ??? the moon. So called from a fancied resemblance in luster or appearance to the moon.] (Min.) A variety of gypsum, occuring in transparent crystals or crystalline masses.