- selenian
- a. lunar.♦ selenic, a. like the moon; containing selenium.♦ selenite, n. dweller on moon; kind of gypsum.♦ selenitic, a. pertaining to or affected by moon; of or pertaining to selenite.♦ selenium, n. nonmetallic solid element used in photoelectric cells.♦ selenocentric, a. pertaining to moon's centre; having moon as centre.♦ selenodont, n. & a. (animal) having crescent-shaped ridges on the crowns of the molar teeth.♦ selenography, n. study of moon's surface.♦ selenology, n. study of moon.♦ selenomancy, n. divination by the moon.♦ selenoscope, n. instrument for viewing moon.
Dictionary of difficult words. 2015.