TERMIUM Plus®

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SELENITE [3 records]

Record 1 2016-02-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
DEF

The clear, colorless variety of "gypsum," occurring (especially in clays) in distinct, transparent monocyclic crystals or in large crystalline masses that easily leave into broad folia.

CONT

Several varieties of gypsum are recognized: the coarsely crystallized material, often colorless and transparent, is called selenite.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
DEF

[...] variété translucide [de gypse] qui se rencontre à l'état massif.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mineralogía
OBS

Yeso.

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Record 2 2005-08-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Inhabitant Names and Names of Peoples
  • Mythology
DEF

A supposed in habitant of the moon.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms d’habitants et noms de peuples
  • Mythologie
DEF

Habitant autrefois présumé de la Lune.

Spanish

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Record 3 1978-02-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
DEF

A salt of selenious acid.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
DEF

Sel de l'acide sélénieux.

Spanish

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