| SELENIC | • selenic adj. Of or relating to the Moon. • selenic adj. (Inorganic chemistry) Of, pertaining to or containing selenium, especially in a higher oxidation state… • SELENIC adj. (Greek) of or relating to the moon. |
| HELENIUM | • helenium n. Any of various flowering plants, of the genus Helenium, the dried leaves of which were once used to… • Helenium prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – sneezeweeds, once used to make snuff. • HELENIUM n. a type of daisy-like flower. |
| SELENIAN | • selenian adj. Pertaining to the moon. • selenian adj. (Mineralogy) Describing minerals containing selenium (especially when this replaces another element). • SELENIAN adj. of the moon. |
| SELENIDE | • selenide n. (Chemistry) any compound in which selenium serves as an anion with an oxidation number of -2. • selenide n. (Chemistry) any organic compound of general formula RSeR (R not = H) analogous to the ethers. • SELENIDE n. a compound of selenium. |
| SELENITE | • selenite n. (Mineralogy) A soft, glassy form of gypsum (chemical formula CaSO4·2H2O). • selenite n. (Inorganic chemistry) The anion SeO32- derived from selenous acid; any salt or ester of selenous acid. • Selenite n. (Science fiction) An inhabitant of Luna, the moon of Terra. |
| SELENIUM | • selenium n. A nonmetallic chemical element (symbol Se) with an atomic number of 34, used mainly in glassmaking and… • selenium n. A single atom of this element. • SELENIUM n. a nonmetallic solid element used in photoelectric cells. |
| HELENIUMS | • heleniums n. Plural of helenium. • HELENIUM n. a type of daisy-like flower. |
| SELENIDES | • selenides n. Plural of selenide. • SELENIDE n. a compound of selenium. |
| SELENIOUS | • selenious adj. (Inorganic chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or containing selenium, especially in a lower oxidation state… • SELENIOUS adj. of selenium in lower valency, also SELENOUS. |
| SELENITES | • selenites n. Plural of selenite. • Selenites n. Plural of Selenite. • Selenites prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Coccinellidae – certain Old World ladybird beetles, now Cheilomenes. |
| SELENITIC | • selenitic adj. (Mineralogy) Of or relating to selenite; resembling or containing selenite. • SELENITIC adj. pertaining to selenite. |
| SELENIUMS | • seleniums n. Plural of selenium. • SELENIUM n. a nonmetallic solid element used in photoelectric cells. |
| PARASELENIC | • paraselenic adj. Relating to a paraselene. • PARASELENIC adj. relating to the paraselene, a mock moon; a bright patch on a lunar halo. |
| PERISELENIA | • PERISELENIUM n. in an elliptical orbit about the moon, that point which is closest to the moon. |
| PERISELENIUM | • PERISELENIUM n. in an elliptical orbit about the moon, that point which is closest to the moon. |
| SELENIFEROUS | • seleniferous adj. (Chemistry) containing, or yielding selenium. • SELENIFEROUS adj. containing or yielding selenium. |